AASA Gives Back: In Under an Hour, Volunteers Stuff 1,000 Backpacks with Ready-to-Eat Meals for Needy Kids
A crowded assembly line formed in the convention center lobby at AASA’s national conference on Friday, consisting of 3rd graders, public school leaders and other assorted do-gooders, all working diligently side by side. If you blinked, you might have missed it: Although the service project was slated for an hour, it only took about 30 […]
Dozens of Conference Attendees Exhibit Their Volunteer Spirit Stuffing 1,000 Bags with Non-Perishable Items for Students in Need
Sheila Brown was bothered by a bad leg as she trudged through the exhibit floor at the AASA conference on Friday. But the discomfort wasn’t bad enough to stop her from volunteering to stuff bags with items for the needy at the annual Blessings in a Backpack event. “It feels really good,” said Brown. “I’ve […]
Final Lifetouch Memory Mission Brings Three AASA Representatives to Guatemala to Construct a Plastic Bottle School
Three official representatives of AASA joined dozens of educators from around the country for the 2024 Lifetouch Memory Mission Jan. 17-24 in Guatemala to help build a school out of plastic bottles. The participants included Shari L. Camhi, superintendent of Baldwin (N.Y.) Unified School District and the immediate past president of AASA; Kevin McGowan, superintendent […]
Volunteers by the Dozens Turn Out as Conference Volunteers for Blessings in a Backpack to Support 1,000 Local Children
It’s become annual ritual for the good-hearted volunteers who come to the AASA national conference, to take an hour out of their professional learning to stuff children’s backpacks with necessary items. The event, known as Blessings in a Backpack, drew several dozen conference participants Friday morning, where they filled 1,000 packs with school supplies for […]
Backpack Stuffing a Labor of Love Toward Needy Children for AASA Conference Volunteers
In what is becoming a tradition at the AASA national conference, several dozen superintendents lined up Friday to stuff bags with food for needy schoolchildren. Among those participating in the project for about an hour in Nashville’s Music City Center were a pair of superintendents who have been married to each other for 38 years — […]
Backpack Stuffing at AASA Confab Will Feed 1,000 Needy Elementary School Pupils
An estimated 1,000 black canvass backpacks with packs of Raisin Bran, Fruit Loops, cans of Campbell’s chicken noodle and vegetable soup and Cheez-It cheddar crackers are headed to needy students across Los Angeles.
VIDEO: Conference Volunteers Add Blessings in 1,000 Backpacks (1:57)
Volunteers made quick work Friday morning at AASA’s conference stuffing 1,000 backpacks with food products for needy children in Los Angeles.
