3 July, 2013
In support of Project Just Because’s Fill a Backpack drive, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be collecting items for the program at the Church Office at 61 Wood Street in Hopkinton. The “Fill a Backpack” drive will run from July 7 to August 11 and collection hours are Sundays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon; Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. to noon; and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. St. Paul’s invites other churches, groups, or individuals to join the Fill a Backpack drive. Christ Church in Medway joins St. Paul’s this year in collecting donations. Please contact the St. Paul’s Office at 508-435-4536 if you are interested in helping, or simply drop Fill a Backpack items off during collection times.
Project Just Because is trying to fill more than 2,000 backpacks to supply children in need, so that they will have what they need to start the school year on a positive note. They are specifically looking for backpacks, pencil sharpeners, glue sticks, lunch bags and lunch boxes, rulers, filler paper, scissors, calculators, protractors, pencil cases 1-subject notebooks, and pencil cases,. Gift cards for Wal-Mart or Target also are welcome. There will also be a Fill a Backpack Display with post-its listing desired items in the alcove area at St. Paul’s.
"St. Paul's is pleased to once again help the Fill a Backpack program, and are very excited that Christ Church in Medway is joining us," said Nancy Jennison, Missions Chair at St. Paul's. "It is so gratifying to know that by providing these children with the tools they need for school we can make a difference in their lives."
