{"id":13281,"date":"2025-07-01T09:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?page_id=13281"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:36:05","slug":"pack-the-bus-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/pack-the-bus-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pack the Bus 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns-2\">\n<div class=\"columns-2-first\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13298 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ramblin-rose-07012025v1.jpg\" alt=\"Ramblin Rose bus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ramblin-rose-07012025v1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ramblin-rose-07012025v1-300x190.jpg 300w, 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Greatest Needs<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"columns-3\">\n<div class=\"columns-3-first\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Backpacks *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pencils<\/li>\n<li>Crayons<\/li>\n<li>Pink Erasers<\/li>\n<li>Pocket Folders<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bottles of Glue *<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-3-second\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glue Sticks *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spiral Notebooks (1-5 Subjects) *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pencil Cases \/ Pouches *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Red Pens<\/li>\n<li>Highlighters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-3-last\">\n<ul>\n<li>Colored Pencils<\/li>\n<li>Rulers<\/li>\n<li>Black &amp; Blue Pens<\/li>\n<li>Composition Books<\/li>\n<li><strong>Index Cards *<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Wide Ruled Filler Paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"columns-3\">\n<div class=\"columns-3-first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13307 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