Families across the Morongo Basin can help local students start the school year prepared and confident by supporting the annual Pack the Bus School Supply Drive on Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Walmart Supercenter parking lot in Yucca Valley.
Hosted by Basin Transit and Walmart, the one-day community collection event will gather much-needed school supplies for local students through the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Hi-Desert. Community members are encouraged to stop by throughout the day to donate new school supplies, which will help ensure children throughout the Hi-Desert have the tools they need to succeed in the classroom.
Organizers have identified several high-priority items for this year’s drive, including 1-inch and 2-inch binders, small backpacks, notebook paper, spiral notebooks, mechanical pencils, glue sticks, construction paper, colored pencils, pencil boxes and pouches, safety scissors, index cards, colored markers, pens, pencil sharpeners, crayons, highlighters, calculators, folders, divider tabs, and rulers.
Every donation, large or small, will make a difference for local students and families preparing for the upcoming school year. Residents who would like to contribute can simply visit the collection site in the Walmart parking lot on July 11 and help “pack the bus” with supplies that will directly benefit children served by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Hi-Desert.
For additional information about the event or Basin Transit services, visit basin-transit.com or follow @basin_transit on Instagram.