{"id":7004,"date":"2025-08-17T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/medway-maidstone\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:59:39","slug":"how-man-rucksacks-donated-for-rucksack-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/medway-maidstone\/2025\/08\/17\/how-man-rucksacks-donated-for-rucksack-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"How many Rucksacks Donated for Rucksack Roundup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the beginning of August, we saw a posting from SATEDA,\u00a0 local domestic abuse support service. As part of their Sharewear scheme, they were having a Rucksack Roundup, with the aim of collecting 25 rucksacks by 25 August.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Their aim was for each one collected helps a child begin their new school year with a strong start.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our commitment to the advancement of education, Medway\u00a0 and Maidstone members wished to support this initiative and donated 16 new or nearly new rucksacks.<\/p>\n<p>Stella and Jane Barnes delivered the rucksacks to Valerie Williams last week who said, \u2018<i>Thank you Soroptimists for your continued support, they will help local children feel confident and read<\/i><i>y<\/i><i>\u00a0 for the new school <\/i><i>y<\/i><i>ear<\/i>\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Further Message from Sharewear:-<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8216;Thanks to <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\">t<\/span>he generous donations, we now have 18 rucksacks ready for young people heading back to school! <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\">We had lots of requests in August, and it\u2019s amazing to have these ready in time for back to school.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>A big thank you to everyone who donated rucksacks.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>We received lots of lovely new items, and we\u2019re so grateful for your support.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>We&#8217;ve been giving them out to children this week, and they\u2019re super happy with them!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1757586625384-71475fdb-dbec-7&#8243; include=&#8221;7007,7008,7011,7005,7006,7010&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the beginning of August, we saw a posting from SATEDA,\u00a0 local domestic abuse support&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":730,"featured_media":7007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[627,642,641,373,640],"class_list":["post-7004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","tag-advancement-of-education","tag-confident-and-ready-for-the-new-school-year","tag-rucksack-roundup","tag-sateda","tag-sharewear-scheme"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How many Rucksacks Donated for Rucksack Roundup? | News | Blog | Events | SI Medway and Maidstone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Medway and Maidstone : Blog &amp; News : How many Rucksacks Donated for Rucksack Roundup? : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Medway and Maidstone . 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