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“For elementary school we try to get them cute little backpacks with characters on them or fun designs,” she said. The information is passed on to the MOMS Club. Last year we did 125,” she said.Īccording to Barinas, each backpack that is provided to a child is filled with grade-appropriate supplies.įor example, a high school backpack may include a binder, notebook, folders, highlighters,ĭifferent colored pens, note cards and filler paper for the binder.īarinas said the food pantry’s operators let people know the backpack drive is taking place and ask individuals who need assistance how many children they have and whether the youngsters are boys or girls. “As a club we also buy some things and donate ourselves, but we rely heavily on donations because typically we pack over 100 backpacks. Box 47, Jackson, NJ 08527.īarinas said the effort benefits from donations from the community and from the club’s support. Tax deductible monetary donations can also be made, payable to the MOMS Club of Jackson, P.O. This year she requested extra high school backpacks because they ran out last year.”Ī list of supplies that are needed to fill the backpacks is posted at She said she really didn’t need many for middle school so I think we are only doing 10 for middle school. “My goal is to give her 50 high school backpacks filled with school supplies. Last year we split it up between the elementary schools, the middle schools and the high schools. We work with the Jackson Women of Today food pantry and (pantry director) Joy Rende lets me know what she needs. “The backpack drive has been going on for (many years). MOMS stands for MOMS Offering Moms Support and Barinas said the club is hyper-local.
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I come home every day and there are packages.” “We have a list of items we like to pack the bookbags with that is posted on the Amazon wish list. “I thought, ‘I’m going to do it and see what happens’ and the first day I was overwhelmed by how much we got,” she said.