Backpack and School Supply Extravaganza
Ask any parent around, and they would admit getting children back to school is an expensive ordeal. To help St. Charles Parish families with this expense, United Way of St. Charles and Blessed to Be a Blessing, with community partners, will host a Backpack and School Supply Extravaganza, providing free backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene kits to local children.
Free backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene kits will be distributed to the first 500 participants. A parent or guardian must be present with the child(ren) to receive the supplies. In addition to the supplies, the Back-To-School event will provide free food, health screenings, giveaways, information, and resources. Door prizes will also be awarded.
“United Way of St. Charles recognizes that during tough economic times, it often becomes difficult for struggling families to meet even their most basic needs. By providing school supplies to those families, we feel like we are saving them a substantial expense and allowing them to be able to put those funds, normally allocated to school supplies, toward the basic necessities of life,” stated Kacy Kernan, UWSC Director of Community Impact.
For more information call United Way of St. Charles at (985) 331-9063.