Faculty and staff at the College of Southern Maryland were joined by members of the armed forces in stuffing 1,300 backpacks with school supplies for the Children’s Aid Society of Charles County on Aug. 16 at the La Plata Campus.
The Pack-A-Backpack service project was part of CSM’s fourth All-College Convocation which brought faculty and staff from all campuses together to celebrate accomplishments and collaborate with peers before the start of the 2013-14 academic year. The Children’s Aid Society plans to distribute the backpacks before the start of the school year.
To view a video from the Pack-A-Backpack event, visit http://youtu.be/8UBBr0GGUWM.
CSM faculty and staff pass school-supply-packed backpacks down the line as part of a service project during All-College Convocation on Aug. 16.
Beacon Printing co-owner Wayne Magoon, third from right, donated the use of a truck to transport the stuffed backpacks to the Children’s Aid Society of Charles County for distribution to elementary through high school students before the start of the school year.
CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried gathers supplies to add to the school backpack he is outfitting for local elementary students as they begin the new school year. The Pack-A-Backpack service project was coordinated with the Children’s Aid Society of Charles County and with the help of local members of the armed forces.
