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IT'S OFFICIAL
oUR 26TH YEAR OF SERVICE
IS IN THE BAG!
IS IN THE BAG!
We have completed the filling and dissemination of 11,100 backpacks to students throughout central Ohio in conjunction with our 71 partners including social service agencies, community groups and churches. We are so grateful to our donors and volunteers who helped make this happen because we wouldn't have been able to provide backpacks for so many families without their assistance. Please know that we believe our 71 partners are the best way to get our backpacks in the hands of students who need them most and thus, we no longer provide backpacks to individual families. However, if your family needs backpacks for this upcoming school year, we recommend that you go to the list of our partner organizations listed on this website (SEE THE ABOVE TAB in the upper right screen that says "ORGANIZATIONS WE HELP") and contact any one of them to see if they have available backpacks to offer your students.
you can now donate
via qr code!
via qr code!
Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-school Project
Supplying equality to cenTral Ohio children.
purpose
the Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-School Project (TF/MH BTSP), a registered state of ohio 501(c)(3) non-profit, 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 2021, the project filled 11,400 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 66 social service agencies, churches, schools, and community groups 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 24 years, the TF/MH BTSP has distributed over 171,000 backpacks to students who otherwise might not have been able to start off their school year with the necessary materials they needed.
dONATE
your generous support of the tom fennessy/mike harden back-to-school project is appreciated. to make a donation online through paypal,
click the link at the top of this page. to send a check made payable to the "fennessy/harden back-to-school project", you can mail it to:
p.o. box 12234, columbus, oh 43212
click the link at the top of this page. to send a check made payable to the "fennessy/harden back-to-school project", you can mail it to:
p.o. box 12234, columbus, oh 43212
backpack fill dates
Saturday, August 5 from 9am to 1pm
wednesday, august 9 from 9am to noon
saturday, august 12 from 9am to 1pm
Click the "Volunteer" button above to sign up
Saturday, August 5 from 9am to 1pm
wednesday, august 9 from 9am to noon
saturday, august 12 from 9am to 1pm
Click the "Volunteer" button above to sign up
CONTRIBUTORS
NSG/PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA
SHOEMAKER INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
THE MONTEI FOUNDATION
WADKINS AND ASSOCIATES
EMPLOYEES OF NATIONWIDE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
m/i homes, inc.
