Mayor/backpack organizer Debbie Franklin, right, passes Anthony Avila, 8, his new backpack on on Saturday, August 1, 2015. There was a backpack giveaway event in Banning serving up to 600 kids at the Banning Community Center.

17th Annual Backpack Giveaway at Castle Park

(EMPIRE NEWS NETWORK (ENN)—RIVERSIDE, CA— Each year, families line up to receive a free backpack. The Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation will once again be distributing backpacks at its 17th Annual Free Backpack Giveaway event on Saturday, August 4th from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Castle Park in Riverside.

This back to school event is an opportunity for the Adrian Dell and Carmen Roberts Foundation to provide educational resources to school children ages K-12 in the community for the upcoming school year. This is a free event and early arrival is strongly suggested. Backpacks will be handed out on a first come first serve basis and the school age child must be accompanied with the parent or guardian to receive a backpack. Sponsors include: Assemblymember Jose Medina, Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, Castle Park, Summit College, Riverside City Fire Department, Riverside Police Department, NAACP Riverside, Raceway Ford, Riverside Unified School District, and Cold Cutz.

For more information visit www.adcrfoundation.org.

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