Backpacks
filled with school supplies will be delivered to designated elementary school
students in Camas and Washougal school districts.
This
year the Camas-Washougal Rotary Club’s backpack program donated 200 backpacks
to families in need. 100 backpacks were given to Camas schools and 100 to
Washougal, making the start of the school year a little easier for recipients
and their parents.
Washougal
School District Superintendent Dawn Tarzian and Camas School District
Superintendent Mike Nerland, presented the backpacks to school administrators
who will make sure that selected students in need receive them.
This
year contributions to the Backpack Project from the Rotary Foundation and club
members totaled nearly $3,000. The 200 backpacks were purchased at a discount
from Columbia and JanSport and filled with school supplies by Rotary
volunteers.
“Eight
years ago this program donated only 25 backpacks to students in need, today
that number has risen to 200 thanks to support from the community and other
Rotarians," said Rotarian Jim Curry, Backpack Program Chair. "We’re
hoping next year to include some high-school appropriate backpacks and supplies
to continue to grow the program.”
