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🎒 30,541 backpacks packed...and we're just getting started! ❤️

Today marked another incredible Community Backpack Build, bringing together local businesses, individuals, young professionals, community organizations, elected officials, community leaders, country clubs, first responders, civic groups, and volunteers—all united by one mission: helping local students start the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn!

Thanks to the generosity and dedication of our amazing community, we've now packed an incredible 30,541 backpacks! Every backpack represents hope, opportunity, and a student who will walk into the classroom with the tools they need to succeed.

To every volunteer, sponsor, donor, and supporter who has joined us on this journey—thank you! Your time, generosity, and heart are making a lasting difference for thousands of students and families across Palm Beach County.

We're getting closer to our goal of 36,000 backpacks, and we couldn't do it without this incredible community! 💙🎒 by @educationfoundationpbc

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1,100+ backpacks packed. Countless futures impacted. 🎒❤️

"Seeing our coworkers come together to pack more than 1,100 backpacks is a powerful reminder of what's possible when we work together for a common purpose." — Britnye Kurty, @officedepot & EFPBC Board Member

Thank you to the incredible Office Depot team for once again showing up in a BIG way for Palm Beach County students. Together, we're helping ensure thousands of children start the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn! 🍎📚

Follow our Backpack Initiative journey as we work alongside hundreds of volunteers, community partners, and sponsors to prepare more than 36,000 backpacks for local students!

Visit https://educationfoundationpbc.org/article/36000-backpack-journey/ to see the latest stories, photos, and impact as we count down to the first day of school! 💙🎒

#BackpackInitiative #CommunityImpact #OfficeDepot #EducationFoundationPBC #BackToSchool #Volunteer #PalmBeachCounty by @educationfoundationpbc

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What fits inside a backpack? 🎒
Pencils. Paper. Notebooks.
And something you can’t see: HOPE. ❤️ A backpack is more than school supplies. It’s dignity, confidence and the opportunity for a student to walk into their first day of school feeling prepared and ready to succeed.
Together, our community is preparing 36,000+ backpacks for local students—and packing a little hope into every single one. 🎒✨

Because it’s #MoreThanABackpack. Follow the journey as 36,000+ backpacks make their way from our packing lines into the hands of local students—and help us pack even more hope along the way!

➡️ Follow Our Backpack Journey: https://educationfoundationpbc.org/article/36000-backpack-journey/

❤️ Help Us Reach Our Goal: https://educationfoundationpbc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2026backpackinitiative?campaignId=2

#PackingHope #BackpackInitiative #EducationFoundationPBC #BackToSchool #PalmBeachCounty @coltconcepts by @educationfoundationpbc

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3 days ago

Only 2 weeks left until our Stuff the Bus event!

There is still time to help our students in Palm Beach County get the supplies they need for the new school year!

Click this link or scan the QR code to visit our Office Depot Wishlist to purchase supplies to help our students succeed: https://bit.ly/4feNBE0

Every notebook, folder, pencil, and backpack makes a difference. Thank you for helping us prepare students for a successful school year!

To learn more about our Stuff the Bus campaign: https://bit.ly/4gDg5tx by @educationfoundationpbc

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5 days ago

🎒 Week 2 = DONE! ❤️

✨ 9,183 backpacks packed
🙌 256 volunteers
⏰ 655.75 volunteer hours

Our warehouse was filled with incredible community partners working together to help local students start the school year prepared!

A HUGE thank you to this week's amazing volunteers! ❤️

📸 Want to see all the photos, highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments? Visit our 36,000 Backpack Journey! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hg7ME3 by @educationfoundationpbc

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⚾ Imagine filling the Miami Marlins stadium...

🎒 Now imagine every seat is a student.

36,000 students. 36,000 backpacks. One incredible community.

Watch our 45-second story to see how we're preparing local students for a successful school year. ❤️

Learn more or make an impact: https://bit.ly/4hg7ME3

#BackpackInitiative #StuffTheBus #EducationFoundationPBC #BackToSchool #CommunityImpact by @educationfoundationpbc

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🚌🎒 Help us Stuff the Bus! Every donation helps local students start school prepared and confident!

✏️ Shop our Office Depot Wishlist
🎒 Fill backpacks with essential supplies
📍 Or join us August 6 at Office Depot in West Palm Beach!

🛒 Wishlist: https://bit.ly/4feNBE0

#StuffTheBus #BackToSchool #PalmBeachCounty #EducationFoundationPBC #CommunityImpact #SchoolSupplies by @educationfoundationpbc

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ROUND UP TO SUPPORT STUDENTS 🥯✏️

When you visit @brooklynwaterbagel locations in Palm Beach County and "round up" your order to the next dollar, that donation will go directly to the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County!

From there, we'll use it to provide FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES to teachers, FREE BACKPACKS to students, and to support innovative classroom programs in the @pbcsd. by @educationfoundationpbc

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12 days ago

GREAT DEAL ALERT 🍕⚠️ Support Palm Beach County Title I students by donating school supplies at these @papajohnssfl locations throughout July.

The first 10 people who donate supplies each day will receive a coupon for a FREE MEDIUM 1-TOPPING PIZZA!

Just look for the brown Education Foundation of Palm Beach County drop-off boxes. Here are the items we're most in need of:

🔴 Backpacks
🔴 Colored pencils (12 count)
🔴 Markers (12 count)
🔴 Crayons (24 count)
🔴 Wide ruled composition books
🔴 Construction paper
🔴 Dry erase markers
🔴 Wedge erasers
🔴 2-pocket folders
🔴 Highlighters
🔴 Student dry erase boards (Small)
🔴 Pencils
🔴 Student headphones/earbuds

Thank you @papajohns for your dedication and support of public education in the @pbcsd! by @educationfoundationpbc

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What an incredible first day of service! ❤️🎒

Yesterday, more than 100 volunteers from across our community came together during our morning and afternoon backpack-building shifts with one shared mission: helping Palm Beach County students start the school year ready to succeed.

Because of your hard work, teamwork, and generosity, we packed an amazing 3,122 backpacks that will soon be placed into the hands of students across Palm Beach County.

Whether you volunteered with your company, your family, your friends, or as an individual, every backpack packed represents hope, opportunity, and a brighter start to the school year. Your willingness to give your time and energy is what makes this mission possible.

We are proud to be part of a community that continues to show up, give back, and invest in the future of our children. 📚

LEARN MORE 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mw4cn3xv

#EFPBC #BackpackBuild #Volunteer #CommunityStrong #EducationFoundationPBC #BackToSchool #TogetherWeCan #GivingBack by @educationfoundationpbc

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A heartfelt thank you to the @jewishpalmbeach for spending the day with us packing backpacks for Palm Beach County students! 🎒❤️

Your team's generosity, enthusiasm, and commitment to serving our community helped make a real difference for children preparing for the new school year. We are incredibly grateful for your partnership and your willingness to give back.

Thank you for helping us ensure more students have the tools they need to start the school year ready to learn. Together, we're creating brighter futures—one backpack at a time.

LEARN MORE 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mw4cn3xv

#ThankYou #CommunityPartners #Volunteer #EFPBC #EducationFoundationPBC #BackpackBuilding by @educationfoundationpbc

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