Giving back(packs)

Angels Over Sandpoint supplies 700 area families with free school supplies

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Angels Over Sandpoint volunteers came together once again on Aug. 13-14 to support the children of Bonner County with the supplies they need to succeed in school. Nearly 700 families registered for direct assistance and the Angels were able to provide 500 backpacks filled with school supplies.

In addition to the free school supplies, the Angels supplied 90 classrooms (Kindergarten through sixth grade) with essential materials including crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, pencils, pens and highlighters. 

“By putting supplies directly into classrooms, we were able to support the approximately 900 students who qualify for low-income assistance and their classmates,” the nonprofit organization wrote.

Altogether, through both direct distribution and classroom support, nearly 1,400 Bonner County students were impacted by the effort.

“We are deeply grateful to the volunteers, donors and community partners who made this possible,” the Angels wrote. “Because of your generosity, students across the county are starting the school year prepared and confident.”