Back To School Alert

Did your student get a new backpack for school? If so, where's last years pack? 100 Backpacks wants it!

There are loads of kids who would appreciate and use a well loved pack. 

Send it my way if you haven't already donated or tossed it.

The donations of school supplies have been over the top this season.  Thank you!

A special thank you goes out to Vineman Triathlon in Santa Rosa.  For the past two years Amy, Tracey, Shelly and Russ have donated packs, t-shirts and loads of gear that have gone to the hardest hit areas of southern Jalisco after hurricane Jova. You guys are awesome to the 10th power!!

We have packed in our travel pod -

More then 30 boxes of crayons (10 cents from Best Buy while supplies last)

Over 100 spiral bound notebooks (10 cents from Best Buys or 17 cents from Target)

20+ Bottles of school glue (10 cents Best Buy)

20+ Glue sticks (10 cents Best Buy)

10+ calculators

More then 400 pencils/200 pens/several rulers

WISH LIST-

Construction paper
Scissors (for grades K-3)
Rulers
erasers
pencil sharpeners
calculators
graph paper
protractors & compasses
highlighters
packs of colored pencils




 

Photos from Christmas give away 2011

About

"100 Backpacks"  is a volunteer based/not for profit program to bring educational/school supplies to economically challenged families in a small poor area of the Pacific coast of Mexico. (San Patricio de Melaque).

This is our second year in collecting crayons to compasses for  K-12 students. The goal is to bring 100 backpacks with the minimal school supplies needed to benefit those who may not otherwise be able to attend classes. The packs are passed on to teachers in the local schools. Educators use them as an incentive for kids to stay in school; perfect attendance and you receive a pack OR are given to families who may have several children but can only afford to send one of their students to school. Who's child doesn't deserve to go to school? There is an inordinate number of families with no or little resources. 100 Backpacks is a small step in giving kids a chance to gain an education.

Contact 100 Backpacks -
Michele Tomich
skype: michele.tomich
e-mail: avemichele@gmail.com