Kiwanis Backpack Assembly

AM, South Gate, D13W

On Tuesday, July 26th, 2022, volunteers from the community, alongside South Gate High School Key Club members, partook in SG Kiwani's annual Backpack Assembly day. With the support and donations from local sponsors, volunteers filled backpacks with abundant school supplies for scholars in the community. At South Gate Park's Banquet hall, tables were set up with different materials such as pencils, pens, crayons, sharpeners, hi-lighters, binders, glue sticks, books, pencil bags, paper, and masks. With a rotational system in place to ensure all backpacks received the same materials, volunteers filled more than 400 backpacks! Further assorted for different age groups, these backpacks were handed out to children in the community on July 30th at South Gate's "Back to School" giveaway at the Azalea shopping center. After the assembly, one key club member said she "really liked the experience because [she] got to see many different volunteers working together for this project." Collectively, we hope to serve our community in the upcoming months by continuing to be a resource to our Kiwanis family!