Free school supplies and backpacks are handed out to Rochester School District children each August just before the start of the school year. Last year 278 children received a backpack full of school supplies. Local businesses donate the backpacks and some of the school supplies, along with local residents. Donations of school supplies are always needed, along with volunteers to help pack the backpacks with the supplies that are needed for each grade level in Rochester's schools.
If you would like to volunteer to donate school supplies or serve as a volunteer next August, call Kellie McNelly at ROOF, 360-273-6375.