Tools for Schools hands out 1,500 backpacks
The Tools for School Program was a success again this year.
The program, put on by Women’s Outreach in partnership with the United Way of Central Alberta, gave out a total of 1,500 backpacks for the back to school season.
“We didn’t need to turn kids away, the ones we had to say come back, they came back,” said Women’s Outreach Fund Development Officer Darcy Oullette. “Nobody didn’t get a backpack that needed one.”
Towards the end of August, Tools for School was in urgent need of more backpacks. The response to that need was quick.