Catholic Community Services of Utah will present "Backpack Bonanza" on Friday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the parking lot at 745 E. 300 South. Donations of backpacks from the public are encouraged. CCS will then provide a backpack for low-income and refugee children to start the school year.
Other drop-off locations include St. Vincent de Paul Resource Center, 437 W. 200 South, and Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank and Social Services, 2504 F Ave., Ogden.
For more information contact Gina Alvarez, development associate, Catholic Community Services of Utah, at 428-1231 or visit www.ccsutah.org.
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