The most successful Attack to date!
2008 BackPack Attack generates most school supplies ever!
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430,000 school supplies collected and distributed to schools!
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250 donor businesses and organizations participated!
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$31,000 raised to purchase additional supplies!
United Way and its community partners thank the following for their contributions:
- Most supplies donated overall: IUPUI, 22,168
- Most money donated overall: Allison Transmission and UAW 933, $11,034
- Most supplies donated by a Small Employee Organization: Greenwalt Sponsel & Co., Inc., 5,860
- Most supplies donated by a Medium Employee Organization: Indiana Members Credit Union, 16,776
- Most Supplies Donated by a Large Employee Organization: Eli Lilly and Company, 20,867
- Most Supplies Donated by a Small Membership/Volunteer Organization: North-American Interfraternity Conference, 5,310
- Most Supplies Donated by a Medium Membership/Volunteer Organization: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 4,386
- Most Supplies Donated by a Large Membership/Volunteer Organization: Indiana Blood Center, 7,291
- Most Supplies Donated by a New Volunteer/Membership Organization: Milk Promotion Services of Indiana, 5,360
- Most Supplies Donated by a New Employee Organization: Southwire, 2,012
- BackPack Attack Hero: Jackie Stuart, Stuart's Moving and Storage
- Volunteer of the Year: Jessica Kartes, IUPUI
BackPack Attack is an annual community school supply drive to benefit children in the Indianapolis Public Schools and throughout Marion County.
School supplies were collected between June 20 and July 25, including: backpacks, pencils, calculators, erasers, rulers, Crayons, notebook paper, markers, alarm clocks, construction paper and more!
BackPack Attack is a program of United Way of Central Indiana's Bridges to Success, which brings families, community resources and school personnel together to create better learning opportunities for children.
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