Daily Herald

Volunteers needed for ECC’s Project Backpack school supply giveaway

Elgin Community College is seeking volunteers to assist with an annual giveaway of school supplies to support local students.
Chicago Tribune

Elgin News Digest: ECC Project Backpack to provide supplies to local students; 100 Elgin-area students, families receive free computers; Elgin’s Larkin Place honored by ...

Elgin Community College and its partners are collecting school supplies for Project Backpack to be provided to area students in need attending Elgin-area schools and ECC in the fall. Supply kits, ...
Daily Herald

Amazon donation to Project Backpack delivers for needy students in Elgin area

More than 1,500 kids in need in the Elgin area will be primed and ready for the school year thanks to a Wednesday delivery from Amazon. The company donated and delivered over 1,500 backpacks to ...
Chicago Tribune

Elgin News Digest: ECC Project Backpack school supply giveaway being held Saturday; City of Elgin holding Wing Park concept plan viewing Thursday; Elgin Heritage Commission’s ...

Project Backpack, a community-based school supply giveaway event, will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, in the Building J Spartan Events Center and outside Building C on the campus ...