GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Thousands of West Michigan children will soon have a brand-new backpack stuffed with school supplies thanks to volunteers at the Big Backpack Build. The Big Backpack Build, ...

The second-annual event is seeking volunteers to fill backpacks with school supplies August 12 at DeVos Place beginning at 10 A.M. July is almost over, and that means it's time to start thinking about ...

A backpack is something akin to a soft treasure chest, a small but formidable vessel that can hold all the wonders of the world, or at least those portals that give kids passage to knowledge, ...

Read full article: Annual ‘Backpack Build’ supplies 15,000 bags, school supplies for students in Orange County According to the National Education Association, teachers spend an average of $500 a year ...

ANY FACULTY OR STAFF WHO MAY BE HIGH RISK AND NOT ABLE TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM. MICHELLE: NEW ON WESH 2, STUDENTS IN ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES CAN GET A BACKPACK FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT NO ...