Backpack Buddies Club: Working Together to Help Those Less Fortunate

Chicago, IL, October 02, 2009 --(PR.com)-- When good deeds come together, it deserves notice. Backpack Buddies Club, responding to a need for school supplies for less fortunate kids, is always seeking donations to fill up backpacks with school supplies and comfort items.

“We received a call from Backpack Buddies Club and when we learned about the program, we thought about recent misprints and some of the overruns our suppliers experience throughout the year. It seemed like these backpacks would be the perfect home for pencil and eraser overruns,” said Judi Lowery, LogoSurfing.com’s Customer Care Specialist. “I got on the phone with one of our largest suppliers, Crown Products, and they were also eager to help.” In August, Backpack Buddies Club gave out 739 backpacks filled with school supplies to some great and appreciative kids.

It can be a challenge for some families to pull together the list of supplies needed for the school year. Two sisters were looking for a service project for their children. They wanted them to learn how to work and how to serve other people. As a result, Backpack Buddies was born. Once a quarter, they drop off backpacks filled with various comfort and basic care items to food pantries and to local homeless shelters in the Northwest Suburbs of Illinois. They want every homeless child to have his "own" backpack which can be his "home" away from home. The backpacks contain basic care items, (school supplies, small toys, and toiletries), and some comfort items, (stuffed animals, pillows, and blankets).. To find out more about Backpack Buddies Club, you can visit their website at www.backpackbuddiesclub.com.

Based in the Atlanta suburbs, LogoSurfing helps organizations establish and expand their brand, as well as, promote safety and awareness programs. Their online store offers one of the largest selections of affordable promotional products on the internet. LogoSurfing’s online shoppers can enjoy the convenience of shopping from home or office. Visit www.LogoSurfing.com for more information.

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