Brooklynites gear up for ‘Operation Backpack’
It’s time to go school shopping for the kids, even if you don’t have any.
Thousands of children living in city shelters — including more than 4,000 in Brooklyn — are in urgent need of school supplies for the upcoming school year. Backpacks, pencils, binders, crayons and notebooks are not cheap, however.
So Volunteers of America is asking you to buy a backpack and school supplies, and drop them off at any Duane Reade or at Borough Hall by Aug. 10.