THE GREAT BACKPACK GIVE-AWAY 2018
We need your help to ensure students begin the 2018-2019 school year prepared to succeed! Each year, Agape collects and distributes new backpacks filled with school supplies for 2,000+ under-served students in the community. We hope to team up with you, again, this year to make this event a huge success.
Get Involved!
For more information, please contact Neka Harris, Special Events Coordinator, at nharris@agapeatlanta.org.
Note: Supplies and donations can be delivered to Agape at 2210 Marietta Blvd, NW Atlanta, GA now through July 20 from 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Please use the administrative building entrance.
Preparation days and distribution day will be held at the old Agape location at 2353 Bolton Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318.
- Sponsor a backpack filled with school supplies for $50 per child
- Host a drive for backpacks and school supplies
- Planning Opportunities – Inventory • Organization • Preparation
- Transporting of supplies Tuesday, July 24
- 10am-1pm-15 volunteers will assist in transporting backpacks and school supplies from Agape to the old location at 2353 Bolton Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 (2 miles up the street from Agape).
- Prep day 1 Wednesday, July 25
- 10am-1pm-15 volunteers will unpack and organize supplies and backpacks.
- 1pm-4pm- 15 Volunteers will sort, stuff and stage backpacks and school supplies.
- Prep day 2 Thursday, July 26 – Set-up • Sort Stage
- 10am-1pm-15 volunteers will sort, stuff and stage backpacks and school supplies.
- 1pm-4pm- 15 volunteers will set-up event space with tables, hang up signs, etc in preparation for distribution day.
- Transporting of supplies Tuesday, July 24
- Day of Event Opportunities Friday, July 27
- 8:00am-12pm-20 volunteers will distribute backpacks and assist recipients with selecting backpacks, managing traffic, replenishing distribution tables, clean-up and breakdown
Advanced Reader Sponsors
Angie & Nickolas Downey
Carl Allen & Kevin Esch
Proficient Reader Sponsors
Shayla & Chip Rumely
Emergent Reader Sponsors
Kelly & Carl Basler
Ginger & Harry Beverly
Ruthanna & William Bost
Helen & James Carlos
Janet & George Johnson
Lorri & Forrest McClain
Susan & Dean Morris
Margot & Robert Shuford
James Voyles
Ethel Wright
In-Kind Sponsors


Chris Carlos
Northwest Presbyterian Church
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church
2017 Great Backpack Give-Away Success
Last year, Agape provided backpacks filled with school supplies for more than 2,200 children! This was made possible with the help of 100 plus volunteers and over $40,000 in donations. Let’s make this year even more successful!
For more information or to sign up your team, please contact Neka Harris, Special Events Coordinator at nharris@agapeatlanta.org
Thank you to our major backpack contributors