The fourth Annual Ready for School Backpack-A-Thon recently took place downtown and more than 800 volunteers packed 50,000 backpacks full of school supplies for students in Chicago. The event was hosted by Cradles to Crayons, a national nonprofit working with homeless and low-income youth, and was sponsored by Bank of America. “Backpack-A-Thon is really the […]
CHICAGO-SUN TIMES —The offices of downtown Chicago were a little empty Wednesday. Hundreds of corporate employees ditched the desks and cubicles to provide a helping hand at the fourth annual Backpack-a-Thon. Over 800 volunteers — representing 37 different companies — assembled in Daley Plaza on Wednesday morning to pack 50,000 backpacks to be delivered to […]
