(WJET/WFXP) – On Sunday, July 28, over $3 million worth of free backpacks will ... component of the giveaway is to minimize any personal spending on essential school supplies.

More than 1,300 backpacks for local children ... providing free backpacks filled with school supplies for students in grades one through 12. The free giveaway takes place Thursday, August 15 ...

and getting everything that needs to be out in the low-income and Section 8 areas in St. Charles," said Marcella Riportella, ...