100 Black Men Hold Annual Backpack Giveaway | Community Spirit

For more than a decade the 100 Black Men along with their partners have helped area children start the school year off on the right by providing them with more than 18,000 free backpacks and school supplies.

The 14th annual Backpacks for Success Picnic will be held Saturday, Aug. 28 at Demetral Park on the corner of Commercial and Packers Avenue from 10 a.m to 1 p.m.

The event is first come, first served and will be held rain or shine. Students must be in attendance to receive a free backpack. Only elementary and middle school students are eligible for the free backpacks.

There will also be a free picnic style lunch available and activities for the family including health care information and screenings, a mobile play-and-learn vehicle, and a police squad and fire truck.

The 100 Black Men of Madison, their significant others, friends and many volunteers will fill the more than 1,500 backpacks with school supplies for both elementary and middle school students on Thursday night.

For more information on the 100 Black Men of Madison organization and their programs, please go to www.100blackmenmadison.org.