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United Way of Broward County Distributes Backpacks to Military Veterans And Their Families
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MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
On Wednesday, August 10th, United Way of Broward County’s MISSION UNITED staff and volunteers distributed more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to active military and Veteran families in Broward County. The backpacks were handed out at United Way of Broward County’s Jean and David Colker Center via drive-through to maintain social distancing. The donated backpacks are a thank you to our military personnel for their service and will help alleviate the financial burden many families face at the start of a new school year.
The backpacks, valued at $65 each, contained an assortment of school supplies including notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, highlighters, markers, crayons, glue, folders, index cards, scissors, erasers, and more. The backpacks and their contents were donated courtesy of ATT PIO, Broward County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, The Castle Group, Centennial Bank, the Colker Family, Community Foundation of Broward, DHL, Marsh McLennan Agency, TD Bank, We Florida Financial, Wells Fargo and community donors.
Attendees at the event included United Way of Broward County President/CEO Kathleen Cannon, and active military, Veterans, and their family members. United Way of Broward County’s MISSION UNITED and United Way of Broward County’s volunteers distributed the backpacks.
▸United Way of Broward County is a volun teer driven, community-based, nonprofit organization servicing Broward County for more than 80 years. United Way of Broward
County fights for the Health, Education and
Financial Prosperity of EVERY person in our community. United Way of Broward County is the catalyst for change and convener of partnerships that unite the hearts, minds, and resources within the Broward community. For more information, visit
www.UnitedWayBroward.org.
