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Buffalo Rock, Tuscaloosa's local Pepsi distributor, has partnered with Operation Backpack, Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama, the YMCA of Tuscaloosa and their newest sponsor, Target of Tuscaloosa, to collect school supplies for children in need. Operation Backpack is a nationwide fundraising initiative designed to provide children in need with a backpack stuffed full of school supplies to help prepare them for classes. Additionally, Buffalo Rock is donating a portion of all its sales to towards the purchase of backpacks and school supplies. "We started Operation Backpack two years ago with ...

Get ready everyone, The 8th Annual Operation Backpack Spring Hill is going to be a “Drive Thru” AGAIN! Last year was such a HUGE success thanks to all of you!! NEW HOME for Operation Backpack – Spring Hill- is now at Westside Elementary School on Applegate Dr. in Spring Hill. We are so excited to still be able to continue “Helping Kids In Need Succeed”!!! We are currently making our preparations and getting all of our sponsors together! If you would like more information, or if you would be interested in helping by being a Sponsor or Donor, please call 352-848-4404.

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Mercy College to Celebrate Four Honorees at its 40th Annual Trustees’ Scholarship Gala Share Article Mercy College, a diverse liberal arts college with four campuses in the New York City area, will recognize four individuals for their dedication to education, athletics and community at the College’s 40th Annual Trustees’ Scholarship Gala on Wednesday, June 9. Mercy will honor Kimberly Davis, the National Hockey League’s Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs, with the Community Leadership Award. Joan Toglia, Ph.D., Dean of Mercy’s Sc...

After a successful program last year, Operation Backpack is on again. In the lead-up to first term 2021 the community partnership between Lismore Shopping Square and St Vincent de Paul Society is again set to help families with primary aged children to receive essential back-to-school supplies through the generosity of shoppers. This is the third such collaboration between the complex and Vinnies, but this year there will be a few changes because of the need for COVID-19 precautions. Shoppers are being asked to make financial donations for the purchase of school supplies such as stationery, u...