Using your backpacks for charity

There are several sites on the web, that describemoney for shipping the backpacks to the affected
programs that provide backpacks full of schoolarea.
supplies to needy children, and backpacks full ofThere are several church groups all over the country,
toiletries and other necessities for wounded militarythat have programs which provide backpacks stuffed
personnel and for victims of disasters.with all sorts of school supplies, such as notebooks,
A sixteen year old girl, with the help of her Mom andpens, pencils, paper, crayons, markers, glue and
some friends, bought 200 backpacks and filled themwhatever other school supplies they can think of to
with toiletries and other necessities for the victims ofinclude. Some scout and youth groups are picking up
Huuricane Katrina. They did this with their own fundson and joining this effort.
except for a wonderful donor who provided the