Congratulations to all of you and a HUGE thank you!! Our goal this year was 40 backpacks and we filled 80 !! Thanks to your thoughtfulness and generosity, 80 children are getting new backpacks to start out the year. Also, because we had so many, we sent a portion of the bags to the Ernestine shelter in Etobicoke.
Next year will mark our fifth year. Five years ago we started by collecting 20 backpacks. To mark this event, I think we'll set the goal at 100, 5 times our original goal in only 5 years. I plan to ask more businesses for supplies and even find some storage space as it gets a little tight in the bungalow! I will collect all year so if you see some good after school clearance sales, let me know!
Again, thank you so much for making this project such a success!! Please pass on the blog to friends for next year's big 1-0-0!!
Check us out in the September issue of SNAP Etobicoke and stay posted on the blog.
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