Backpack Program Update: Sunday, July 21st, 2024!
We’re excited to share that 1,160 backpacks have already been allocated to various agencies and individuals, achieving 46.4% of our goal to distribute 2,500 backpacks this season! 🎒📚✏️






Nolan, our Backpack Program Coordinator, has been hard at work packing backpacks with essential school supplies. In these photos, she is packing a high school backpack. Here’s what goes into a high school student’s backpack:
📓 Spiral notebook
📏 Ruler
📚 Two 2″ three-ring binders
📑Package of dividers
📝 Package of notebook paper
🦷Toothbrush
✏️Pencil case containing 10 pens, 10 pencils, an eraser, glue stick, highlighter, pack of pencil crayons, and a 211 magnet
Your support can make a huge difference in the lives of many local students. If you’d like to contribute, please visit Backpacks4Kids.ca.