Tuscaloosa to Accept School Supply Donations for Overtime Parking Ticket Fines
August 4, 2023
Beginning Monday, August 7, Tuscaloosa residents may pay off $18 overtime parking tickets with a donation of school supplies valued at $10. School supplies valued at $20 or more will be accepted in place of two $18 parking tickets. All received supplies will be donated to the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education and distributed to local students in need.
Below is a list of suggested supplies and their estimated values that will be used if a receipt is not provided. Any school supplies valued at $10 will be accepted.
- Heavy Duty Backpacks: $10
- Ream White Copy Paper: $4
- Index Cards: $.50
- Black & Blue Ink Pens: $1
- 16GB Flash Drive: $4
- Scientific Calculators: $9
- Erasers – 3 packs: $1.50
- Standard/College Ruled: $1
- College-Ruled Spiral Notebooks: $.60
- Mechanical or #2 pencils: $1
- Binder Pouches: $6
- Clorox/Lysol Wipes 3 packs: $6.50
- Highlighters 3ct.: $2.10
- Highlighters 10ct.: $6
- Hand Sanitizers: $2
- Box(es) of Kleenex Tissues: $1.60
- Binder Dividers: $1.50
- Box of Crayons: $3
- Kids’ Scissors: $1.50
Participants can bring their school supplies to Tuscaloosa Municipal Court at 2122 6th St. The program will start August 7 and end on September 1. For questions, please call 311.