Winter Reminders

Information for Parents:

• Have your students dress in appropriate clothing for the colder weather.
• Get your students safely to and from the bus stop.  Students should be at the stop no fewer than five minutes and no more than 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
• Be with your students at the stop to monitor behavior and assist with safety.  Have your students wait for the bus at a safe spot off the road and always watch traffic.
• Have students use the handrails when boarding or exiting the bus to prevent slipping. The steps may be wet from snow off of shoes.
• Have a backup plan in case the bus is delayed.  Bus drivers will run routes as scheduled; However, delays may occur if snowplows are unable to keep the roads clear or difficulties arise.  Please do not let your students remain at a stop for more than 15 minutes after scheduled time.

Note: Please submit concerns about suspicious activity, wild animals, bus stop locations and so on in writing to your school.

General reminders for winter bus safety:

• Make sure you have additional room away from the approaching bus. Wait for the doors to open indicating the bus is secure. Buses can slide an additional foot after stopping on slick roads.
• Check for school cancellations due to inclement weather on your school’s website notations directly. If they utilize social media, they tend to post those closures there as well.
  • MCPS Notifications Page
  • Lolo School News Page
  • Target Range Live Feed
  • DeSmet Events
  • Woodman Announcements

Community Events

Here at Beach Transportation we are a local family-owned business.  We are dedicated to our community and the safety of the most precious cargo, our children. Every year we stay involved with multiple community events to help promote the safety of our kids. We annually attend the Kids Fair, Fall Kids Fest, and Safe Kids Day. These events give us the opportunity to bring out a bus for kids to climb in, to get comfortable, and most importantly to share safety information.

Our safety director and staff help teach children safe practices all year-round. Through the year, safety demonstrations, school functions, and other presentations keep us busy! If you would like to schedule a bus safety presentation, or simply have questions about additional safety information- please reach out! You can email our safety director, HERE.

Toy Drive

Each year, Beach Transportation is a proud community partner of the annual toy drive.

Griz for Kids help children in need get new, unwrapped toys to them during the holiday season. Our staff help promote, donate, and sort the toys after the toy drive is completed. Hundreds of toys are donated each year. Help us make 2023 a success too! Can’t make it in person to the Griz Game to drop off your toys? No worries! You can help donate to the Mountain Broadcasting Foundation directly, either online or through their provided Venmo QR Code.

For more information on the toy drive and its donations, head over to their website.

Food Drive

Each year, Beach continues the annual tradition of giving back. We proudly donate food to the Missoula Food Bank to help those in need of a healthy Christmas meal. We start taking donations from staff after Thanksgiving break which continues till the last Friday before Christmas. This year, help us make our goal of 2,000 lbs of food in 2023!

Donations

We are a proud supporter of many local organizations and donate to community partners throughout the year. Beach Transportation believes we can be a stronger community when we all come together to support each other. We hope to continue to support all of these wonderful efforts that make Missoula so special:

2023 Donations

2023 Donations total: $3,760.50

• Ancient Order of Hibernians
• Honors Court Sports Award Banquet (KPAX)
• Safe Kids Missoula
• Big Sky Booster Club
• Western Montana Fair Livestock
• Kiwanis Club of Missoula
• Families First Learning Lab
• Glacier Ice Rink

2022 Donations

2022 Donations total: $25,156

• American Legion
• Big Sky Booster Club
• Family First Learning Lab
• Glacier Ice Rink
• Koprivica High School Golf Foundation
• Honors Court Sports Award Banquet (KPAX)
• Missoula Country Club
• MCPS Bands
• Missoula YMCA
• Missoula FFA
• Safe Kids Missoula
• Target Range Playground Project
• Western Montana Fair Livestock

Non-monetary & In-kind services

• Griz Kids -transportation service
• Griz for Kids Toy Drive – volunteers service
• Goodfellows Thanksgiving Dinner – transportation service
• Stuff the Bus -volunteer services
• American Legion of Missoula -transportation services

Are you looking for a donation?  Please use our Donation Request Form

Here at Beach Transportation we publish three newsletters every year for our employees and friends.

Here is our latest addition, Enjoy! Beachlines Fall 2023

This year we celebrate our 82th year transporting students in Missoula County.  Here is a little history we wanted to share with our employees and friends. Read the article below!

History of Beach Transportation