Utah Backpack Project
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🎒Our small, but fierce, community of friends, family and colleagues work to support families that seek help around the holidays from our local food pantry & women's shelter by filling backpacks with essential items for the kids 4-17 years old. 🎒
10/13/2024
🎒 Hi friends! We are making incredible progress on our backpack project donations! However, we are not there, YET. My friends and I still need your help! If you are able/willing to give this year, please do! A short list of the biggest needs can be found below. xoxo ❤
GOAL: 425 Backpacks (details in image below)
BIGGEST NEEDS from the Amazon Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/T42R4T7F3QF3?ref_=wl_share
165 Backpacks!! We are SO close!
375 (Both types of mesh zipper pouches)
200 Notebooks
351 Beanies
200 Toothbrushes
200 Combs
💲💲💲 Money is used to buy items that are not collected in the next two weeks. Any remaining money will be spent on snacks to add to the backpacks.
Venmo: -Hazlett
Other items of need include books, tightly rolled blankets, coloring books, crayons, playdough, matchbox cars, new (small) toys of any kind!
🎒SHOUTOUT to Minky Couture Blankets for your generous donation to our 5th annual Utah Backpack Project! Best. Blanket. Ever! You are truly a Utah gem!
THANK YOU to everyone who is contributing and sharing our message(s)! We are surrounded by amazing people. Don't hesitate to reach out with additional questions or ideas.
Spectrum Recruiting Solutions Guy Brackett Nate Jones Jami Jones Joe Horne Gerita Horne Raul Delatorre Eddie Rios Jen McDonald Brian Hazlett Hannah Hazlett Tara Delatorre Kevin McDonald Karen Hilterbrand Brackett Michelle Rios
10/07/2024
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
Thank you to all the GIVERS who keep showing up! Please continue to share the BP Project information - We have a LONG way to go to get to 425 Backpacks! Help us put this bunch of clowns (I mean, ladies) to work filling and delivering 425 backpacks! Salt Lake Smoke 🎒 We are off any running!
A few ways to help:
📕 Shop the Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/T42R4T7F3QF3?ref_=wl_share
💲 Give money via Venmo -hazlett or check!
🎀 Talk to your employer about supporting your community.
👨👨👧👧 Form a small army with your favorite people to collect items of your choice.
⭐️ Share the opportunity to give back with your social circle.
🎒 Reach out with any questions! 🎒
🎒 5th Annual Utah Backpack Project! 🎒 Coming soon!
Purpose: To supply 425 children with backpacks full of basic necessities and, hopefully, some exciting items too! Thus, supporting the parents/families who are trying to make ends meet during the holidays.
Backpacks are donated to the Granger Food Pantry and a Local Women’s Shelter.
We will collect donations throughout the month of October. Please keep us on your radar!
More to come…. Xoxo
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Riverton, UT
84065