JOINT BASE CAPE COD–The Massachusetts Military Support Foundation will be working with Operation Backpack and the New England Patriots to provide military families, including those with military members based at Joint Base Cape Cod, with supplies for the upcoming school year.
“We put in roughly between 30 and 50 pieces of school supplies that families don’t have to buy. They get a new backpack for each child in their family,” Operation Backpack founder Dan Cox explained.
The organization will be at Gillette Stadium this week to prepare the supplies. Executive Director Barbara Cotton advised that the organization is looking for volunteers.
“We could certainly use some help with the heavy lifting on Wednesday, August 14. We will be unloading the trucks and sorting supplies…And then on the following day, we will be actually putting all of the things into the backpacks and then sending those off in truck loads,” Cotton said.
If interested in volunteering, email Cotton at [email protected].
By: BRENDAN FITZPATRICK, CapeCod.com
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