Somers Residents May Donate New Backpacks At Town House

SOMERS, NY — Town of Somers residents are being asked to donate backpacks to children in the community.

The Sharing Shelf is coordinating its "Backpacks to School" initiative and is accepting backpacks until Aug. 24.

The organization plans to provide at least 1,500 backpacks to children and teens, and seeks to raise $50,000 for this project.

Volunteers will help assemble the backpacks at the Sharing Shelf's Port Chester warehouse during the month of August. The backpacks and supplies are critical to the academic success of poor and low-income children, organizers said, and will allow them to return to school prepared.

Town of Somers residents may bring new backpacks to the Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, and one of the town's representatives will deliver them to the Sharing Shelf.

The donation box is located on the first floor in the hallway of the Town House until Aug. 24. The hours of the Town House are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

You can make a monetary donation through this website.