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Backpack Giveaway
Presented by SELCO Community Credit Union
Back to School Backpack Giveaway

Back to School Backpack Giveaway

August 16, 2025
Backpack Giveaway - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm


In Person



Free for all K-12 students

Meghan Udlock
503-581-7383 ext: 1034
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Presented by SELCO Community Credit Union, please join us for the Back to School Backpack Giveaway!

As local students prepare to head back to the classroom this fall, the Boys & Girls Club is teaming up with local partners to ensure all kids have access to the supplies they need to successfully start the year!

Knudson Boys & Girls Club Branch
1395 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR 97301

Stop by to receive:

  • Backpacks with School Supplies
  • Toothbrush Kits & Water Bottles
  • Family Resource Kits

All supplies will be given away for FREE to students in grades K-12, while supplies last. Walk-up only. Child must be present. One backpack per student.

Backpack giveaway is made possible by a partnership with SELCO Community Credit Union, Salem Foundation, Walmart, Salem Alliance Church, Unity Church of Salem, BGC Bingo and Salem Clinic Foundation.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Backpack Prepping: Join us on August 7, 2025 to help us stuff backpacks with supplies! Sign up here.
  • Backpack Giveaway Day: Join us on August 16, 2025 to help us hand out backpacks to families. Sign up here.

School Supply Drive

With your help, we can continue to grow the number of families we support with brand new backpacks filled with school supplies. Click here for our Amazon Wish List or drop by new supplies at our Support Services Office between 8 am and 4pm, Monday - Friday. Thank you!

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Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and donations may be tax deductible. Our Tax ID is 93-0581470.