Operation Backpack Volunteering

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Thank you!

Thanks to your generosity, we saw more than 4,000 school supply-filled backpacks donated during Operation Backpack 2011! Watch the video of the beginning of our distribution process by clicking here. If you would like to help during the 2012 campaign, please email Delia at OperationBackpack@voa-sac.org, or call (916) 442-3691.

For current volunteer opportunities, please click here.

Thousands of homeless children go back to school each year with no school supplies. YOU CAN HELP. The success of Operation Backpack is dependent on the support of volunteers. From July 5 through 28, you can help fulfill a variety of roles, including:

Runners

Responsible for delivering campaign materials to drop-off locations prior to start of the drive, including posters, supply lists and boxes
Will replenish materials at drop-off locations as needed
Collect backpacks from drop-off locations at least once per week between July 8 and 22, and deliver to our sorting-and-distribution site
Make “running” a part of your routine! To view locations near your home, work, or school, click here

Sorters

Help audit donated backpacks to ensure they are filled with age-appropriate school supplies (sorting days will take place between July 8 and 28, and we ask that you are available for a minimum of two days to help maintain continuity – times are flexible)
Organize and identify backpacks according to grade levels.

Pick-a-Pack Day Event Volunteer

Help organize Pick-a-Pack Day, the kick-off to our backpack distribution
Check-in attendees, assist children in picking out their backpacks, and provide support on event day

To volunteer for any of these roles, please contact us at OperationBackpack@voa-sac.org.