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Kroger and Community Partners Collect $259,681 in School Supplies Just in Time for the New Academic Year

Backpack Boosters collection drive to benefit 37,000 local students

Thirty-seven thousand deserving students will receive free school supplies to start the new year off right thanks to the efforts of Fox 26 Houston, Kroger, Powerade, Dasani, Eclipse, Orbit Gum, Coca Cola and Entercom (95.7 The Spot, Mix 96.5, Mega 101 FM, the Bull 100.3, CBS Sports Radio 640 AM and Sports 610 Radio). The organizations teamed up to execute the Backpack Boosters collection drive, which kicked off July 25 and ended August 7.