He said a good rule of thumb is that kids should have 5-10% of their body weight in their backpacks. Patterson also said it’s essential to pack the heavier items toward the bottom of their bags ...

FreeHelpCK provided a breakdown of the communities where backpacks were distributed, including: 924 in Chatham; 321 in Wallaceburg; 302 in Ridgetown; and 257 in the Tilbury area. Kids in Bothwell, ...

Along with calling balls and strikes, Kelty also taught impressionable kids what was fair and foul in life. Now 89, Kelty will be saluted at noon on Saturday (Sept. 7) at Memorial Park in St ...

Amanda McCall runs a daycare by day, but is also responsible for helping to give over 1,000 backpacks to children across Regina in need. 'I think this is our way of getting kids back to school at ...

Local nonprofit filling kid’s backpacks with food ahead of school year Dr. Becky knows back to school can be stressful. The parenting expert's tips can help you through it.

If you have kids who go to school, they will, undoubtedly, need to buy new school bags every year to be appropriate for their age and needs, whether they are in primary or secondary school. That’s why ...

(KPTV) - Local groups in both Portland and Vancouver have been giving out free backpacks and school supplies to kids in need this weekend as families prepare for school to start this week.

A Penticton accountant and her firm who are well-known for giving back are once again hosting their annual Fill-A-Backpack campaign to help out with the rising costs of going back to school.

You can backpack with ... year (as long as your kid doesn't lose theirs). I've been singing the praises of this pack for years. It's one of the most comfortable kid-carriers I've worn, and ...

To save you time on this year's back-to-school shopping, we rounded up some great back-to-school backpack options for kids of all ages, ranging from pre-schoolers to college students. Our top back ...

610 DIF AR BACKPACKS TODAY, BUT OZAUKEE, WASHINGTON, AND WAUKESHA COUNTY SAVING -- R AT A LATER DATE. Nearly 5,000 new backpacks are headed to Milwaukee community schools. The United Way of ...