Project Backpack

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Project Backpack is La Casa de Don Pedro’s campaign to support Newark’s children as they get ready for school.  From June – August 2019 we gathered donations of more than 600 backpacks from dozens of donors. We distributed the backpacks to Newark children at the 12^th Annual Festival de la Familia on Sunday, August 18^th, 2019 that we co-hosted with the City of Newark. 

“Project Backpack” aimed to make the coming 2019/2020 school year a memorable one by ensuring that Newark children return to school ready to succeed and on the path toward an enriching education!

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On Saturday, August 3rd CKO Kickboxing-Newark held a Project Backpack Punch-A-Thon! Members & non-members attended and worked out for a good cause! 100% of the proceeds went towards Project Backpack.

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La Casa de Don Pedro and friends hosted an evening of Wine & Cheese! Guests ages 21+ enjoyed a night of art, entertainment, great company, food & drinks, and charitable giving! Admission to the fundraiser was one new quality backpack or $15 worth of school supplies.

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Ways To Get Involved In Project Backpack:

We sought volunteers to get involved. Here were the ways:

1. Drop off school supplies or backpacks by August 9, 2019 to La Casa de Don Pedro’s Administrative Office at: 75 Park Ave, Newark, NJ.
2. Volunteer with us during the week of August 12^th to assemble backpacks.
3. Volunteer at Festival de la Familia to help distribute the backpacks.

All Project Backpack supporters donating $250 or more worth of backpacks and/or school supplies were recognized on all Festival de la Familia and Project Backpack materials, including social media, e-blasts, banners, posters, and T-Shirts.  Businesses including Valley Bank, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and M&T Bank held their own drives to support the cause.

Donations were collected through August 9th.

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