RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The VCU Alumni Association collected 14,063 backpacks with Communities in Schools in five hours.
The goal was to collect backpacks full of school supplies for Richmond-area students.
The Ultimate Backpack program presented by CoStar Group held a donation drive Aug. 14, 2019, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery at 2408 Ownby Lane.
They backpacked were filled with school supplies, including:
- 12-inch rulers
- 3” x 5” index cards
- backpacks
- tissues
- colored pencils
- composition notebooks
- Crayons
- erasers
- folders
- glue sticks
- highlighters
- loose-leaf paper
- markers
- pens
- pencils
- pencil pouches
- scissors (blunt tip)
- spiral notebooks
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