As the school year gets underway, the Vail School District is leading a heartfelt effort to give back to the community, one diaper at a time.

The districts annual diaper drive is now in its ninth year, and organizers expect to fill a 48-foot trailer with diapers for families in need until September 12.

Local volunteer Mark Tate, who has helped lead the drive for numerous years, says its always inspiring to see students take ownership of the effort, even at the high school level.

Sometimes you kind of go, high schoolers bringing in diapers to school? What are their friends going to think? But theyve really embraced it as well theyve decorated the windows at Galaxy Theatres."

The campaign is backed by the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona, which works year-round to support low-income famil

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