Tuscaloosa to Accept School Supply Donations for Overtime Parking Ticket Fines
July 27, 2022
Beginning Monday, August 1, 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. 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 1 and end on August 31.