2011 Rotary Back Pack Project a Big Success !
Posted by Danielle Filteau
on Sep 07, 2011
The Back Pack project has been completed for another year, and thanks to the generosity of Kanata Walmart and their shoppers, it was enormously successful!
“We are overwhelmed with the response of the Kanata community for our project this year. At last count we surpassed the goal of providing 200 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to local students”, says Kathleen Ellis, the Rotary Club project leader.
The club started the backpack project 3 years ago and has increased the number of backpacks distributed every year. This year the final total stood at 210 back packs and 4 boxes filled with school supplies.
“We are overwhelmed with the response of the Kanata community for our project this year. At last count we surpassed the goal of providing 200 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to local students”, says Kathleen Ellis, the Rotary Club project leader.
The club started the backpack project 3 years ago and has increased the number of backpacks distributed every year. This year the final total stood at 210 back packs and 4 boxes filled with school supplies.
THANK YOU
WE LIVE IN A CARING COMMUNITY!
WE LIVE IN A CARING COMMUNITY!
A big Thank You to:
- Everyone that made a donation
- Park Ridge Place Tenants
- All the Volunteers that purchased, sorted supplies, filled & stored the Back Packs
- Walmart Kanata – their Customers, Staff & Management
- Scotiabank (Terry Fox & Campeau Drive)
- Kanata Sports Club
- Homestead Park Ridge Place BBQ
- Walmart Lincoln Fields
- Staples Bells Corners
Kathleen Ellis (left) is presented with over 30 boxes of school supplies from Sue Blyth, Chantel Finnigan and Andrew Cross of the Kanata Centrum Walmart.