On November 27, 2019

Rutland stuffs the bus

The bus is stuffed.

By Ed Larson

Students and faculty of Rutland’s Mount Saint Joseph Academy pulled together to collect 2,644 food items, which were transported to the downtown Rutland shopping plaza and provided to the Stuff-A-Bus holiday food campaign.

The food will go to assist the BROC food shelf and other community food shelves over the holiday period.

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