During the past 11 years, the Office Depot Foundation has provided more than 2.5 million backpacks to deserving children in local communities across North America and as far away as China through its National Backpack Program. The Foundation will mark the 12th anniversary of the program this year by giving away approximately 400,000 colorful new sackpacks containing essential school supplies – the most it has ever donated in a single year. But while these numbers are very large, the sackpacks make an impact on a singular level − one child at a time.
“In keeping with our mission – Listen Learn Care − we’ve created these fun and exciting sackpacks in response to what kids have told us they like,” says Foundation President Mary Wong. “We are thrilled to donate these very cool sackpacks to more children in a single year than ever before.”
Made from the same sturdy material as backpacks, the new sackpacks are water-resistant and lined to provide extra protection for their contents. They feature strong ropes and have no metal parts.
The sackpacks come in seven different two-color combinations, each of which is highlighted by a unique print designed to match the color scheme. Each sackpack contains a zippered pouch containing essential school supplies. Three new designs are being introduced this year.
Intended primarily for use by students in grades K-5, the sackpacks also are suitable for older children – thus allowing the Foundation to expand the impact of this program in 2012. The sackpack is compact and stores flat, yet still offers plenty of room for books and other school items.
The sackpacks will be donated throughout the summer as the Foundation launches the 12th year of its National Backpack Program.
Every Office Depot store in the United States will receive 50 sackpacks to give to non-profit organizations and schools in the community. In addition, sackpacks will be donated through approximately 30 “Back-to-School Celebration” events in key Office Depot markets during the summer, as well as to a number of national non-profits serving children in the U.S. and, increasingly, around the world.
By the end of this year, Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation will have donated more than 2.9 million backpacks and sackpacks to deserving children.
Made from the same sturdy material as backpacks, the new sackpacks are water-resistant and lined to provide extra protection for their contents. They feature strong ropes and have no metal parts.
The sackpacks come in seven different two-color combinations, each of which is highlighted by a unique print designed to match the color scheme. Each sackpack contains a zippered pouch containing essential school supplies. Three new designs are being introduced this year.
Intended primarily for use by students in grades K-5, the sackpacks also are suitable for older children – thus allowing the Foundation to expand the impact of this program in 2012. The sackpack is compact and stores flat, yet still offers plenty of room for books and other school items.
The sackpacks will be donated throughout the summer as the Foundation launches the 12th year of its National Backpack Program.
Every Office Depot store in the United States will receive 50 sackpacks to give to non-profit organizations and schools in the community. In addition, sackpacks will be donated through approximately 30 “Back-to-School Celebration” events in key Office Depot markets during the summer, as well as to a number of national non-profits serving children in the U.S. and, increasingly, around the world.
By the end of this year, Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation will have donated more than 2.9 million backpacks and sackpacks to deserving children.
This is a truly amazing initiative! As a mom of children, I want to thank Office Depot Foundation for being so involved in the community and to our children's future!
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I'm really happy to know this, going to share on Facebook to spread the word while all this tax-free weekend stuff is going on.
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