United Way of West Central Minnesota

08/20/2026

🚌 STUFF THE BUS 2026!🎒📚

We’re excited to share a few behind-the-scenes photos from this year’s Stuff the Bus school supply drive! 💙

📅 July 20–24: The Willmar Bus & WCI teams helped us pick up collection bins from around the community and bring in all of the generously donated supplies.

📦 July 27–31: We had some AMAZING groups of volunteers who jumped in to help us organize, sort, and count all of the donated supplies!

🏫 August 3–7: We boxed up supplies and prepared everything for delivery to local schools! 📚✏️

A HUGE thank you to all of the local businesses and organizations that served as collection sites, to our incredible volunteers, and—most importantly—to every community member who donated. Your generosity makes such a difference for local students and families! ❤️

We couldn’t do Stuff the Bus without the support of our West Central Minnesota community. Thank you for helping us make sure local kids have the supplies they need to start the school year ready to learn! ✏️📓🎨

07/16/2026

GrowMobile Update for Today! Due to the smoke and air quality warning, GrowMobile will be canceled for today, Thursday 7/16.

We will be back next week and ready for more learning, fun, and adventure. Thanks for understanding, and we can't wait to see you soon!

07/06/2026

📚🚌 Volunteers Needed for Stuff the Bus! 🚌📚

It's time for our annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive, and we need your help!

Each year, this community effort helps provide local students with the school supplies they need to start the school year prepared and confident. Thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers and donors, we processed more than 18,000 school supply items for local schools last year. We're gearing up to do it again—but we can't do it without you!

Volunteer opportunities are available July 20 – August 6, including:
📦 Picking up donated school supplies from collection sites
✏️ Counting, sorting, and organizing supplies
🎒 Packing and boxing supplies for distribution to local schools

Most volunteer shifts are scheduled between 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, but additional volunteer opportunities are available outside those hours. If the listed times don't fit your schedule, please reach out—we're happy to coordinate a time that works for you!

📲 Ready to volunteer? Signing up is easy!

Choose the option that works best for you:
- Scan the QR code to sign up by filling out your contact information through our volunteer platform, WhoCanBeThere.
- WhoCanBeThere sign-up Link: https://volunteer.liveunitedwcm.org/Opportunities/Details/stuff-the-bus-volunteers/1777
- Contact me directly at [email protected] or call 320-235-1050 Ext. 2 to let me know you're available to help.
- Comment on this post or send us a direct message, and we'll help get you signed up!

Every volunteer makes a difference. Thank you for helping local students start the school year with the supplies they need to succeed! 💙📚

Volunteer locations:
United Way Office: 1601 Hwy-12 E, Suite 6, Willmar, MN

WCI: 1300 22nd St SW Willmar, MN

07/01/2026

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We'll stop at nothing to support the United Way of West Central Minnesota, which is why our team had to win the United Way Golf Tournament last week! Big thanks to Tanner, Gavin, Riley, and Nick (also the longest driver) for representing Team Christianson.

06/30/2026

📚✏️ Help us Stuff the Bus for local students! 🎒

We’re collecting school supplies to help kids in our community start the school year prepared and confident.

Check out the images below for our needed supply list and all collection bin locations. Every donation—big or small—makes a difference!

🚌 Collection bins are available now, and we’ll be picking up donations the week of July 20th!

Join us in making sure every child has the tools they need for a successful school year. Thank you for supporting local students and families! 💙

06/29/2026

What an incredible day on the course! ⛳️

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to play in our golf tournament on Friday, and to our generous sponsors and donors for making it all possible. We were lucky to have beautiful weather, a great turnout, and an even greater impact in support of our community.

We’re so grateful for everyone who helped make this event a success — we can’t wait to do it again next year! 💙

Eagle Creek Golf Club Thank you for having us!!

06/24/2026

📍 GrowMobile Update for Today!

Join us at Rice Park at 3:00 PM for Kid’s Kiwanis Day! 🎨🚌☀️

Because of the event, our GrowMobile staff will not be handing out cold meals through the Willmar Public Schools Food & Nutrition Program during our regularly scheduled Rice Park stop today.

But don’t worry — we’ll have To-Go-Craft Kits and fun activities ready for kiddos to enjoy during the event! We hope to see you there for an afternoon of fun, creativity, and community! 💙

06/08/2026

🌧️ GrowMobile Update 🌧️

Due to the ongoing rain and wet conditions, GrowMobile will be canceled for today, Monday 6/8.

We'll be back tomorrow and ready for more learning, fun, and adventure. Thanks for understanding, and we can't wait to see you soon!

Tuesday 6/9 our first stop is Nester Park in Olivia at 9:30am!

06/04/2026

The GrowMobile program offers preschool-age children activities and learning opportunities at several locations in Kandiyohi County.

06/01/2026

☀️ GrowMobile Schedule Update ☀️

Please note that the GrowMobile will not be out on route tomorrow, June 2. We will be back on the road and ready for fun on Wednesday, June 3!

Thank you for your understanding. We can't wait to see all our GrowMobile friends soon! 📚🦋