Miracles for Kids: Back to School Drive 2009
In late August, Miracles for Kids assembled and hand delivered Backpacks filled with school supplies and healthy snacks to over 500 families in Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles counties. These backpacks were put together assembly-line style Friday and Saturday August 21st and 22nd to deliver to low-income families of patients at CHOC Children’s Hospital.
The Baskets for Miracles program is part of Tustin-based Miracles for Kids, a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of children with life-threatening illness. The group works with CHOC to give grants and to help families in financial need. Money is raised for research into ending childhood diseases. Just more than 500 families are receiving grants through the group.
Volunteers met up at swim apparel manufacturer Raj Manufacturing on Friday and Saturday to assemble the backpacks, which will be delivered to families in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Each backpack was filled with a binder, notebook, pencil case, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, erasers, glue, bottled water, healthy potato chips, fruit snacks, granola bars, and raisins to start off the children’s school year.
"To know you were the reason behind their happiness makes my day," said volunteer Alexis Chan. “We get really close and personal with the families."
Miracles for Kids delivers baskets/backpacks three times a year, in April, September and December.
Sponsors include Kohl's in Rancho Santa Margarita, Wal-Mart, Target, Sysco, and Pacifica Foods.
