<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1nSjat_1EFilNZX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1nSjat_1EFilNZX00" width="1200" height="600" >PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Back-to-school shopping can be expensive, but hundreds of local families are beginning the new school year with some help. Gracie Knox received a backpack. “Mine is a unicorn with, like, rainbows and flowers.” she said. Choosing the right backpack was serious business Friday at Community Action’s back-to-school event in Presque Isle. From unicorns and rainbows to Naruto and Spider-Man, children had no shortage of options. About 900 people preregistered, but organizers also had supplies available for families who arrived without signing up. Magen Leikam an ACAP employee and parent says “We do have a few people coming in and we actually had Catholic Charities drop off this huge donation of back to school supplies also. So if people didn’t register and they’re worried about getting some supplies for their kids, we have some available.” Along with backpacks, families could pick up folders, pens, highlighters, drawstring bags and other school essentials. For incoming seventh-grader Jada LaCroix, the event helped make those supplies available to families who may otherwise struggle with the cost. Jada LaCroix an incoming seventh-grader says “It helps people that don’t have enough money to get the stuff that they need. So it’s nice for everybody to get together and get stuff.” Over 300 of the backpacks came from a yearlong collection led by Cheryl Morris. She started the effort in memory of her son, Adam MacDonald. Before his death, Adam used his own money each year to purchase school supplies for other children and donate them through Stuff the Bus. “After he passed away on April 25th, 2021, I just thought I’d keep his legacy of giving alive.” Morris says.Morris has now carried on that tradition for six years, with support from family, friends and donors from as far away as Quebec and England. She fills every backpack herself, even matching the supplies inside to its theme. “We ended up with 312 backpacks and I filled them all. Like theme wise, like if it’s Spider-Man, I’ll get Spider-Man pencil cases, pencils, notebooks that all have Spider-Man on them and stuff like that. So a lot of thought goes into them and it takes me a year to accomplish it.” Morris says.This year’s total surpassed last year’s record of 305 backpacks. And with six backpacks already donated for next year, Morris’s seventh annual collection is already underway. </div></body>

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Back-to-school shopping can be expensive, but hundreds of local families are beginning the new school year with some help. Gracie Knox received a backpack. “Mine is a unicorn with, like, rainbows and flowers.” she said. Choosing the right backpack was serious business Friday...

Back to School Bash a Hit with More Than 900 Backpacks Given Out.

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Back-to-school shopping can be expensive, but hundreds of local families are beginning the new school year with some help. Gra

Back to School Bash a Hit with More Than 900 Backpacks Given Out.

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