{"id":2057,"date":"2014-08-18T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:53:01","slug":"backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"backpacks for kids is back &#8211; and bigger than ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2057 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/img-20140815-wa000\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG-20140815-WA000-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2059\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2059'>\n\t\t\t\tStacks and stacks of books and backpacks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/img_20140815_140850\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_20140815_140850-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2060\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2060'>\n\t\t\t\tRosa, Jacqueline, Johanna and Cholo start the packing\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/bfk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bfk-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2061\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2061'>\n\t\t\t\tHello kitty\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/bfk3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bfk3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2062\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2062'>\n\t\t\t\tRosa, Jacqueline and Johanna hard at work\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/bfk2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bfk2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2063\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2063'>\n\t\t\t\tJohanna on the job\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1117-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_11172-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2160\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2160'>\n\t\t\t\tThe line begins\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1055-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10552-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2152\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2152'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and continues\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1069-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10692-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2154\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2154'>\n\t\t\t\tA few more\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0880\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0880-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0901\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0901-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2121\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2121'>\n\t\t\t\tRosa&#8217;s in charge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1086-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10862-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0904\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0904-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0889\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0889-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2115'>\n\t\t\t\tZaly&#8217;s into it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0919\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0919-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0917\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0917-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2128\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2128'>\n\t\t\t\tZoe supervising\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0924\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0927\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0927-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0937\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0937-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1050-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0946-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_09462-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0883\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0883-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_0884\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0884-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1002-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/dsc_1010-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_10102-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-is-back-and-bigger-than-ever\/sony-dsc-24\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC01257-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2167\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2167'>\n\t\t\t\tPete, Zoe &#038; Zaley\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"color: #373737;\">In\u00a0June of 2013 Worldline&#8217;s\u00a0president,\u00a0<strong>John Stix,<\/strong>\u00a0named\u00a0\u201cbackpacks for kids\u201d our\u00a0official charity.\u00a0\u201cbackpacks for kids\u201d started humbly enough. John, and <strong>Peter Cross<\/strong>, who runs\u00a0the Fibernetics Contact Centre in Dominican Republic, made a very surprising discovery.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the Dominican Republic every child <em>may<\/em> attend school, however there is a minimum requirement to be met;\u00a0the family must supply a school uniform, books and supplies.\u00a0Unfortunately, many families do not have the necessary resources meaning\u00a0their children are\u00a0kept out of school. The end result is,\u00a0thousands of DR kids are having their\u00a0futures compromised\u00a0because of\u00a0a\u00a0lack of education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #373737;\">John and Pete\u00a0decided to do something about it. They would buy a whole bunch of backpacks and school supplies and give them to the kids who needed them. It started off small enough, with just a handful of kids taken care of, but over the next\u00a0several years, more and more kids were provided\u00a0for. Last year, when it became our official charity, (You can check out last year\u2019s slide show\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0f0f10;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/backpacks-for-kids-a-slideshow\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>), the total number of kids they had helped over the years stood at 130.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #373737;\">This year &#8211; they almost surpassed that total tally, providing an amazing\u00a0<strong>120 kids<\/strong> with all they need to get educated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">It was a team effort. For the month of June Worldline donated\u00a0$5.00 for each new Bundle sale and $3.00 for every home phone sale directly to the charity. Fibernetics staff held a number of fundraisers as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">John is thrilled. &#8220;Thanks to everyone on the Worldline team for their work and energy for helping build \u201cbackpacks for kids\u201d into what it is today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">backpacks for kids is growing every year and with a clear purpose, defined by the quote from Nelson Mandela that Pete had printed on the back of the event&#8217;s t-shirt:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0921.jpg\" alt=\"Pete and his daughter Zoe gearing up\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0921.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0921-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldline.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_0921-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0June of 2013 Worldline&#8217;s\u00a0president,\u00a0John Stix,\u00a0named\u00a0\u201cbackpacks for kids\u201d our\u00a0official charity.\u00a0\u201cbackpacks for kids\u201d started humbly enough. 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