Big Backpack Event News Today

The 24th annual BIG Backpack Event on Sunday made it easier for Lee County families in need to get new backpacks, school supplies and groceries.

Approximately 100,000 students will head back to Lee County schools next month and parents are gearing up for a first step to get them there: Back-to-school sho

The first day of school is just a few short weeks away, and on Sunday, the 23rd annual Big Backpack Event is helping provide kids with free school supplies.

The drive-through event is a way for those in need in Southwest Florida to get the supplies they may not have been able to afford otherwise.

The Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida is bringing the 23rd annual Big Backpack Event to the Fort Myers Skatium on Sunday, July 24.

Big Backpack Event to be held this Sunday By Staff | Jul 20, 2021 The Big Backpack Event will return to the Fort Myers Skatium again this year as a drive-thru curbside event providing students and their families with the opportunity to receive a backpack full of supplies, as well as a bag of groceries. “It went so well that without hesitation this year — let’s do it again,” said Event Public Relations and Marketing Chair Connie Ramos-Williams, president of CONRIC pr + marketing. Famil...