It’s been a long time since I carried a backpack! For me, it was usually in the Boy Scouts and it weighed a lot. Things have changed since I was a kid. Now, backpacks are a convenient, easy way to carry your books and papers to and from school. As I look through the ad circulars, I see their are so many kinds now. Unfortunately, some children in our town won’t have a new backpack to start their new year fresh. Some won’t even have an old one. You can help bring joy into a child life with such a simple gift!

The Loveland Initiative is running their Backpack Drive through Tuesday August 17th and they need our help! Terri Rogers, Executive Director, is asking us to gather some supplies and place them into a backpack to help children in our town have a better, more productive learning opportunity. Education is the single most effective way for a child to change their life circumstances. They need backpacks for all ages and have put together a list of items that the kids most need. You can get the details for what to buy and where to drop them off here on their facebook page. If you can see it in your heart, I know that every child who receives a new backpack will know that people in this town care! I know we do, so let’s show them how much!