2018 is our 6th year supporting our local Title I schools and students with backpacks and all the back to school supplies they’ll need. Our goal for this year is to raise enough funds through corporate sponsorship, donations, and events to pack and fill a total of 1,000 backpacks with schools supplies and deliver them in August the week before school begins. There are MANY ways you can participate!
Gulfport Elementary School
John Hopkins Middle School
Lealman Avenue Elementary School
Lynch Elementary School
Enjoy a night at the ballpark and help raise money for Backpacks 4 kids! Each ticket includes an All You Can Eat Buffet from 5:00 – 7:30 PM. Game tickets includes 5 free raffle tickets. We will be raffling gift certificates to local shops and restaurants as well as prizes at the game.
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Backpacks4Kids(BP4K, Inc.) is incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) and is fully funded by local businesses and community partners. Our mission is to support local Title 1 schools and students by providing backpacks and school supplies to those in need. For more information on how you can support Backpacks 4 Kids, email Jpilgrim@BP4K.org
A “Title 1” school has a large concentration of low-income students and receives supplemental funds to assist in meeting student’s educational goals. For an entire school to quality for Title 1 funds, at least 40% of students must enroll in the free and reduced lunch program. But the help can’t stop there. They need the ongoing support of their community to make sure their students are afforded the same chances as any other student in our county.
