In April, local high school students were able to shop for a free prom dress. This summer, they can fill a backpack for the upcoming school year. The Build-a-Backpack Drive, held Aug. 5 at St. Johns ...

The Build-a-Backpack Drive, held Aug. 5 at St. Johns MMC, 4 N. Blount St., is for any high school student or rising high school student who could use some help with back-to-school supplies this year.

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, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C (WIS) - A multiple sclerosis diagnosis inspires a Columbia police officer to give back. Those efforts, taking shape Saturday with The Corey Mitchell Multiple Sclerosis Foundation’s 3rd ...

The law firm Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway has scheduled the second annual FCHC Build a Backpack at 10 a.m. Aug. 7 in the FCHC parking lot, 1931 E. 37th St. Suite 1 & 2. Music will be provided by ...

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 ...

A group of soldiers built a backpack that eliminates what is typically an eight-hour wait time when transporting a mobile nuclear detector and provides onboard power and ways to analyze samples when ...

“We started from scratch to build a backpack for the everyday digital road warrior,” said Bryan Hynecek, Speck VP of Design. “Every backpack we'd ever used seemed to lack something or add bulk, and ...

If you want a new backpack without buying one, here are four ways to give it a fresh look before the school year starts. Robin Mosley Former CNET writer Robin Mosley (she/her) formerly wrote commerce ...