BACKPACK BONANZA

YMCAs GIVE OUT HUNDREDS OF BACKPACKS

Ys across the city hosted free backpack giveaways at the end of summer to help hundreds of families get ready for a new school year. Supporters included Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie and State Senators Jamaal T. Bailey and Nathalia Fernandez.•

(top) VP of Operations and West Side Y Executive Director Kathryn Colglazier (in green) helps West Side Y board members and staff to hand out backpacks; (above) State Senator Nathalia Fernandez joins in the fun at the Castle Hill Y.

 State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie hand out backpacks at the Northeast Bronx Y.