The Brief The 25th Annual Stuff the Bus event took place Wednesday, August, from 7-9 a.m. at the RP Funding Center, Purple Parking Lot in Lakeland. Volunteers and community partners are gathering to help serve nearly 10,000 students across 29 Lakeland elementary schools with school supplies. Volunteers and community partners gathered Wednesday morning at the RP Funding Center to launch the 25th Annual Stuff the Bus campaign for Lakeland elementary students. Lakeland school supply driveWhat we know:The annual initiative aims to provide essential school supplies to nearly 10,000 students across 29 Lakeland elementary schools ahead of the new academic year. For 25 years, the Lakeland community has donated more than $1.2 million in supplies to area children.