Gateway Receives 65 Backpacks Filled With Essentials
Eagle Scout candidate Christopher Kahler donated 65 backpacks filled with essential items for Gateway clients. He said his focus was not on “fluff” but rather, he tried to think of items people may need as soon as they have fled a dangerous situation such as shampoo, towel, etc. There are 5 types of backpacks and all are labeled: kids – boys and girls, teen, women, and “culturally specific” women (he said he wanted to be mindful about everyone not having the same type of hair for instance). There is a hand-written note on every backpack.
Christopher raised a total of $15,000 for Gateway and gave us a check for what he did not spend on the backpacks. This project took him several weeks to complete, from buying the items and then the assembly.
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