For the past 16 years, the Office Depot Foundation has been giving children important tools they need to succeed in school – and in life – at the beginning of the new school year.
Just this year they donated 200,000 sack-packs filled with school supplies, and that has helped more than 4 million children since it began in 2001.
“We believe that every child should have the opportunity to go to school with dignity and hope,” says Office Depot Foundation President Mary Wong. “For most children, the first day of school is an exciting time complete with new clothes and back-to-school gear. But for kids in families where money is tight, the experience can be just the opposite. The sackpacks and school supplies we donate help to level the playing field and give these wonderful children a reason to stand just a little bit taller.”
The specially designed, drawstring-style sackpacks come in seven bright and colorful designs – several of which are new for 2016. Each one includes a zippered pouch containing a pen, pencil, pencil sharpener, eraser, six-inch ruler and four crayons. The sackpacks do not have any Office Depot Foundation or Office Depot logos or markings.
Such a great thing that Office Depot is doing. They sent us a few backpacks to see what they were like. My kids really loved them and was nice to see a few school supplies added to them.
No kid should ever have to go to school without a backpack. So, glad that Office Depot Foundation helps to put an end to that.
I didn’t know about their foundation. Good to know! I did a lot of my back to school shopping at Office Depot this year. I love to hear how much they’ve donated!