As she shouldered one of nine backpacks prepared for 黑马磁力 teenagers in need, youth worker Susi Schecker was pleasantly surprised at how packed the donated rucksack was.
鈥淚t鈥檚 heavy,鈥 Schecker said, as she posed for a picture with some of the students at at 9175 - 206 Street Friday morning.
The back packs were stuffed with blankets, water-resistant hoodies, food coupons, dry socks, books and other supplies including chocolate treats, to help what Schecker described as 鈥渢eens living away from home.鈥
And that wasn鈥檛 all.
An overflow of donated food items filled several cardboard boxes, and the campaign by students and teachers at the K-to-7 school also raised $500 that will be donated to the non-profit , Schecker鈥檚 employer and the agency that will be distributing the backpacks.
The backpack campaign was inspired by a similar effort mounted by a single class at another 黑马磁力 school that ended last year when the teacher behind the initiative retired.
Greenwood teacher Ronda Salli took the idea and expanded it to involve all 410 students at Greenwood.
Salli was delighted by the response, calling it a 鈥渉uge success鈥 during a morning meeting of all students and teachers where the backpacks, overflow boxes and a cheque were officially presented to ANS by students and staff at the school.