Stryker built 51 Back to School Backpack kits during an in-person volunteer session. The kits are meant to help kids start the school year with the supplies they need.
How it worked
The team ran a self-hosted build, using Project Helping’s facilitator guide and printed kit instructions to lead the session on their own. Each participant assembled a complete kit from an individual box, so everyone had their own set of materials to work with. A Project Helping program manager set up the program and confirmed the details ahead of time, and the kits arrived with everything needed built in. Once the backpacks were finished, the team shipped them back to Project Helping using prepaid labels for delivery to a nonprofit recipient.
The finished backpacks will reach kids through Project Helping’s nonprofit network, giving them supplies for the classroom. Stryker’s program shows how a straightforward, self-led build can still turn into 51 backpacks for kids who need them. Any team looking for a simple, self-hosted way to give back can run a program like this one.
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