IC Bus and Navistar Support Back to School with School Supply Donations, Scholarships and Educational Partnerships

IC Bus recently supported numerous educational initiatives with the collection and distribution of school supplies, funding of local and national scholarships, and launch of educational partnerships. These initiatives are part of IC Bus’s and Navistar’s broader commitments to social impact and education.

In July, to honor all those who attended the launch of the next generation CE Series in Reno, Nevada., IC Bus donated $10,000 to the Kids in Need Foundation, a national 501(c) charity that helps create equitable learning spaces through the distribution of supplies and resources, investing in teachers and students in underserved schools. This donation will fund 363 students through a program that ships pre-assembled backpacks filled with essential school supplies to qualifying schools.

“Not only was the launch of our next generation CE Series bus an important milestone to our business, but we strived to make it an important milestone in our local communities,” said Justina Morosin, vice president and general manager, IC Bus. “Our buses transport millions of children to school, and it is vital that all students have the resources needed to learn once they arrive at their destination.”

Employees from seven Navistar locations participated in a school supply drive through the month of August to collect supplies to send nearly 700 children back to school. Along with the 363 backpacks donated via IC Bus, other donations included:

• 60 backpacks from Lisle’s procurement team

• 50 backpacks, 50 supply kits and four boxes of supplies collected in Lisle and Woodridge via the International Community of African Americans at Navistar (ICAAN)

• One box of supplies from the Joliet parts distribution center (PDC)

• 36 backpacks from the Eastern Canadian PDC and Canadian Navistar offices

• A donation equivalent to 80 backpacks from the San Antonio plant, supply chain and quality teams

• 35 backpacks from the Tulsa bus plant and Water’s Truck and Tractor.

  
  

“We are incredibly proud of the efforts our Navistar locations put into collecting supplies and donations to be delivered to their local communities,” said Haydee Núñez, social impact manager. “We constantly strive to give back to the communities in which we live and work, and ensuring students have what they need for a successful school year is a big start.”

In addition to the school supply donations, nine IC Bus dealers awarded scholarships to students pursuing continuing education. For the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, each student will receive $2,500 to put toward their education expenses.

This year’s scholarship recipients are: 

• Allie Verjinsky, Mid-State Truck, Plover, Wis. 

• Curtis Cooley, Worldwide Equipment, Cross Lanes, W.V. 

• Destiny Aragon, Roberts Truck, Albuquerque, N.M. 

• Ethan Thieneman, Midwest Transit Equipment, Whitestown, Ind. 

• Evan Parkins, Silver State International, Sparks, Nev. 

• Isabella Hanks, Rush Bus Centers, Salt Lake City, Utah 

• Jocelyn Reynolds, Southland, Birmingham, Ala. 

• Reagan Lash, RWC Group, Anchorage, Alaska 

• Terah Simmons, White’s IC Bus, Mount Airy, N.C.