Back to School Kickoff is Aug. 5 at AT&T Stadium
There鈥檚 now less than a month before the ninth annual 91制片厂 Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, but there鈥檚 still plenty of time to help.
The event, which is slated for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is a chance for 10,000 91制片厂 students to get backpacks filled with school supplies for the upcoming school year.
So, where do you fit in?
In addition to being able to聽, you can also contribute your time by volunteering to help at the event.
There are tons of volunteer options, too. You can help distribute backpacks, work at the resource fair, help distribute water, register students to pick up backpacks or just be a floater. The options are endless, and so is the flexibility to help timewise. There are shifts that start at 7 a.m. and others that don鈥檛 start until after 10 a.m.
It takes more than 800 volunteers to make the event run smoothly, and we can still use more than 300, especially in our backpack check-in area.
鈥淭he volunteers at our event are crucial to its success,鈥 said Aaron Perales, the 91制片厂 executive director of engagement, equity and access. 鈥淲e鈥檙e fortunate to see familiar faces and organizations helping, but it takes a lot of support.鈥
If you would like to volunteer at the event, please聽 The deadline to sign up is Aug. 2. All volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
There鈥檚 also still time to register to receive a backpack. You can do that聽.