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Donations make the event a success each year.

Cash donations help Project Backpack buy more gear direct from the suppliers to make more kids happy.

Project Backpack: A great Elgin community tradition.

Participate in any way you can and join an annual event to prepare kids for school.

Local kids get the school supplies they need to succeed.

Nearly 21,000 students have received resources to start a successful school year since our start in 2010.

Remember wearing a new backpack at school in September.

Our volunteers spend hours collecting donations, assembling nearly 2,000 backpacks, and helping kids pick just the right ones.

Making it easier for families to make ends meet.

Many families struggle to get the supplies needed each school year; many are on a limited or nonexistent salary.

Every kid deserves to feel like a part of the group.

Notebooks, binders, folders, highlighters, scissors, pens, erasers, glue sticks, markers, and backpacks - OH MY!

For many families, the start of a new school year brings added stress.

Getting your back-to-school supplies and backpack is part of being a kid -- this makes it a little easier.

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