Donate School Supplies April 6-17

Tomball Education Foundation (TEF) sponsors two projects that provide school supplies for Tomball students who need assistance. Spring and summer Stuff the Bus events provide school supplies that can level the academic playing field for financially challenged pupils. 

We need your help! Our spring 2026 Stuff the Bus campaign begins Monday, April 6. 

New school supplies that are needed include:

• Composition notebooks
  • Wide-ruled/bound, ½” full-page ruled, and/or ½” half-page ruled
• Crayons
  • 16- or 24-count
• Dry-erase markers, black
  • Low-odor, bullet tip, thin/fine tip, and/or thick/chisel tip
• Headphones
• Markers
  • Washable broad or fine tip
• Pencils
  • #2 yellow-wood w/erasers
• Pocket folders with brads
• Scissors
  • 5″ blunt/rounded, 6″ Big Kids, and/or 7.25″ pointed tip
• Socks
  • New, all sizes, for boys & girls
• Underwear
  • New, all sizes, for boys & girls

Collections will be at all elementary and intermediate schools in TISD (Tomball Independent School District). Which school will collect the most supplies? The schools with the most donations will win a party!

You don’t have to be family or a student to join this event. You can support your neighborhood schools by dropping off those much-needed items at TISD elementary schools:

• Canyon Pointe Elementary, 13002 Northpointe Blvd., Tomball
• Creekside Forest Elementary, 5949 Creekside Forest Dr., The Woodlands
• Creekview Elementary, 8877 West New Harmony Trail, The Woodlands
• Decker Prairie Elementary, 27427 Decker Prairie Rosehill Rd., Magnolia
• Early Excellence Academy, 1440 Keefer St., Tomball, TX
• Grand Oaks Elementary, 20241 Cypress Rosehill Rd., Tomball
• Lakewood Elementary, 15614 Gettysburg, Tomball
• Rosehill Elementary, 17950 Waller-Tomball Rd., Tomball
• Timber Creek Elementary, 8455 Creekside Green Dr., The Woodlands
• Tomball Elementary, 1110 Inwood Street, Tomball
• West Elementary, 18444 Cypress Heights Dr., Cypress
• Wildwood Elementary, 13802 Northpointe Blvd., Tomball
• Willow Creek Elementary, 18302 N. Eldridge Parkway, Tomball

TISD intermediate schools:

• Northpointe Intermediate, 11855 Northpointe Blvd., Tomball
• Oakcrest Intermediate, 18202 Shaw Road, Cypress
• Tomball Intermediate, 723 West Main St., Tomball
• West Intermediate, 18302 Cypress Heights Dr., Cypress

What Is Stuff the Bus?

If students lack school supplies during the school year, TEF makes sure those kids receive support. The April 6-17 Spring 2026 Stuff the Bus will provide some non-traditional items (socks/underwear) in addition to standard school supplies, because the need has been identified by educators and administrators.

When you offer school supplies to disadvantaged kids, it seems like a basic, no-frills charitable contribution. (Your donation is tax-deductible.) But kids receive numerous rewards; your aid can reduce academic barriers and allow students to take advantage of educational opportunities. 

For example, one teacher noticed a pupil who never seemed interested in classroom projects; she had an I-don’t-care attitude, but she cared. She just didn’t have the basic tools and supplies she needed to work alongside her classmates. Once she had the materials she needed, the teacher saw an attitude reversal. The student became an avid classroom participant who loved learning. That’s the kind of difference your donation can make! 

Having the same school supplies as their classmates helps students-in-need:

• Boost academic performance
• Build confidence and increase self-esteem
• Improve classroom behavior and engagement
• Promote equality among students
• Reduce financial strain on low-income families

Most of us have experienced kindness and blessings from others. As a result, April 28 was named “Pay it Forward Day.” But you don’t need to wait for that day to perform a small act of kindness. The Stuff the Bus spring drive ends April 17. Join us in helping Tomball students help themselves by providing the tools they need for classroom success. 

To learn more about volunteering and paying it forward with TEF, contact the Tomball Education Foundation. You can also message us on Facebook.

FAQs

Two of the frequently asked questions we receive about TEF and Stuff the Bus are: