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Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-school Project
Supplying equality to cenTral Ohio children.
ANNOUNCEMENT - AUGUST 20, 2019
thank you so much to the central ohio community for your generous contributions and for helping us fill 10,830 backpacks for students in six counties.
if families are still in need of backpacks, we encourage you to reach out to area churches, social service agencies, and local community groups to determine if they are able to help your students.
thanks again for making this another great year for the students and teachers and the tom fennessy/mike harden back-to-school project
PURPOSE
The Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-School Project (TF/MH BTSP) was initially created to insure kids living in homeless shelters had school supplies. It was named in recognition of two Columbus Dispatch columnists who knew firsthand what it means to struggle. At its inception in 1998, the organization was able to donate over 365 backpacks filled with necessary supplies. In 2017, the project filled 9,300 backpacks with basic supplies for students from low-income families, grades K – 12, without regard to race, religion, or gender. This was achieved in conjunction with 50 social service agencies, churches and schools who help disseminate the backpacks to those most in need throughout Central Ohio, through the generosity of numerous loyal contributors, and because the organization remains solely comprised of volunteers meaning the administrative costs are less than one percent of the total budget. Thus, over the past 20 years, the TF/MH BTSP has distributed over 140,000 backpacks to students who otherwise might not have been able to start off their school year with the necessary materials they needed.
The Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-School Project (TF/MH BTSP) was initially created to insure kids living in homeless shelters had school supplies. It was named in recognition of two Columbus Dispatch columnists who knew firsthand what it means to struggle. At its inception in 1998, the organization was able to donate over 365 backpacks filled with necessary supplies. In 2017, the project filled 9,300 backpacks with basic supplies for students from low-income families, grades K – 12, without regard to race, religion, or gender. This was achieved in conjunction with 50 social service agencies, churches and schools who help disseminate the backpacks to those most in need throughout Central Ohio, through the generosity of numerous loyal contributors, and because the organization remains solely comprised of volunteers meaning the administrative costs are less than one percent of the total budget. Thus, over the past 20 years, the TF/MH BTSP has distributed over 140,000 backpacks to students who otherwise might not have been able to start off their school year with the necessary materials they needed.
