Almost three hundred served at annual backpack giveaway

After Sunday, area students are better prepared to succeed in the upcoming school year.

About 275 backpacks filed with school supplies were given away on Sunday on the Commercial Street Mall at the annual backpack giveaway event hosted by Live Well Live Atchison in partnership with Atchison Family YMCA.

Picture: Students, their families and volunteers gather on the Commercial Street Mall on Sunday for the annual backpack giveaway, hosted by Live Well Live Atchison and the Atchison Family YMCA.

Zach McNulty | Atchison Globe

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