Ethan and Meagan Dotson show one of the boxes they helped decorate for the backpack project.
Not everyone in the State of Montana is as fortunate as we are in this area. Not only is our economy good, but we have companies like Continental Resources that donate a new backpack to every child in Richland County who wants one.
There are schools in the western part of the state that are having to provide backpacks to many of their students who can’t afford one, and some schools can’t even do that.
As a way to share our good fortune with those students who have less, Diane Sorenson, her daughter Meagan Dotson with her two children Ethan and Abbey, are collecting new and gently used backpacks to send west with Diane’s son, David. The backpacks will be completely vacuumed and cleaned, with names removed.
Sorenson was inspired when she noticed discarded backpacks that were still very usable. Dotson immediately got on board with the idea and her kids were excited to help. PATH donated boxes which are placed at Rau, Westside and Central Schools until June 7. There is also a box at the Village Square Mall which will stay until the end of June. Ethan and Abbey helped decorate the boxes and then asked if they could donate their gently used backpacks to help. If you have a new or good used backpack to donate, please drop it off at one of the listed locations.
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