The Sylvan Lake chapter of the Owen Hart Foundation (OHF) gifted 250 backpacks to 10 different schools in Sylvan Lake and the surrounding area.

The OHF first started the backpack giveaway in Calgary and has been running the program there for close to a decade, Director of OHF Dr. Martha Hart said.

"It started at 150 backpacks and this year we gave away 2,500. Last year, we decided to collaborate with the Davidson Deck Party in Sylvan Lake to start the backpack giveaway, Sylvan Lake chapter."

"Last year in Sylvan, we started at 100 backpacks, and this year we gifted 250 for kids all the way from kindergarten to Grade 12. It is lovely that Lori and Greg Davidson stepped up and used their signature event in our community to develop and create this new initiative in Sylvan Lake," she said.

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