New Port Richey Girl Donates Backpacks To Gulf Coast Kids
In July, New Port Richey resident Sarah Mayer started collecting backpacks to donate to families with children affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill.The 11-year-old girl gathered 45 new and barely-used child-size backpacks with the help of friends, family, neighbors and members of her local church. The backpacks will be shipped to Louisiana courtesy of Certified Slings, a cargo and rigging manufacturer based in Tampa.Mayer’s Girl Scout troop may plan on resuming the backpack drive when school starts in the fall.Read the complete story.
In July, New Port Richey resident Sarah Mayer started collecting backpacks to donate to families with children affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill.
The 11-year-old girl gathered 45 new and barely-used child-size backpacks with the help of friends, family, neighbors and members of her local church. The backpacks will be shipped to Louisiana courtesy of Certified Slings, a cargo and rigging manufacturer based in Tampa.
Mayer’s Girl Scout troop may plan on resuming the backpack drive when school starts in the fall.
Read the complete story.
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