Tag: backpack drive
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HomeFront to support students in Mercer County with school supplies
Happiness is a backpack full of school supplies, a new outfit and new sneakers for the first day of school – especially for children who are living in shelters or whose parents struggle to make ends meet. That’s why HomeFront hopes to distribute about 1,500 backpacks filled with school supplies and new outfits. The nonprofit…
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RISE seeks donors for back-to-school drive
A backpack full of new school supplies seems like a small thing, but to a child, it spells a fresh start for the new school year. That’s why RISE has launched its annual RISE Has Your Backpack school supplies drive for donors to contribute school supplies. The deadline for donating supplies is Aug. 25. RISE,…