The Renaissance Foundation’s five volunteers who attended Project Backpack on August 5, 2015, spent their day filling backpacks with school supplies of all kinds – notebooks, folders, crayons, glue, pencils, rulers, etc.

Project Backpack, currently in its sixth year, is a community-based initiative, hosted by Elgin Community College and benefitting students in need. Generous donations of school supplies and time from local retailers and volunteers helped make the 2015 Project Backpack distribution process on August 8, 2015, a huge success again this year!

The number of volunteers who turned out for our wrapping event this year was overwhelming!

Because of their assistance, we were able to wrap over 400 packages for 168 homeless children in local communities. The packages were individually chosen, respecting the wishes and/or needs of each child, and then beautifully wrapped by our volunteers.

There are no words adequate to express our gratitude to our generous volunteers, without whom our Annual Spirit Gift Wrapping event could not be so successful. Our very best wishes to all for a very happy and healthy holiday season!

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SEVEN volunteers represented the Renaissance Foundation at this year’s Project Backpack, hosted at Elgin Community College on August 9th, 2014!

The event was a huge success, and over 2,800 back packs – filled with school supplies – were donated to local families who participated in the event.

For thousands of Kane County parents and guardians, going back to school comes with the additional pressures of purchasing costly back-to-school supplies for their children. Generous donations from the local community and the many volunteers who support this event, help make Project Backpack a success, year after year!

For more information on Project Backpack or to see a video of the 2014 event, please click here.

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We were delighted with the volunteer turnout again this year – and what beautiful packages they turned out! Many thanks (again) to our generous volunteers, without whom our annual wrapping event would not be so successful. We wish all a very happy holiday season!

Here are some photos from our event:

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Thank you to the many participants and sponsors who made this event a great success!

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Our 2012 Spirit Gift Wrapping event was a great success! Thank you to our many volunteers, donors and sponsors who continue to support this cause year after year.

Here are some photos from our event:

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We are grateful for the numerous volunteers who gave so generously of their time to help wrap the gifts for homeless children in our area this holiday season. Thank you!