August 21, 2019
Cradles to Crayons recently hosted the Fourth Annual Backpack-AThon where hundreds of volunteers raced to fill 50,000 backpacks with school supplies in three hours. The backpacks were then
donated to students across Chicago. Photo Caption: Cradles to Crayons
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Tens of Thousands Of Backpacks Filled With School Supplies For Chicago Kids
The fourth Annual Ready for School Backpack-A-Thon recently took place downtown and more than 800 volunteers packed 50,000 backpacks full of school supplies for students in Chicago. The event was hosted by Cradles to Crayons, a national nonprofit working with homeless and low-income youth, and was sponsored by Bank of America.