Jenny Coeur, program manager with United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region, welcomes a group from Franklin County’s YMCA to the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield on Thursday. The group dropped off 41 backpacks as part of the 19th annual Blooming Backpacks drive. The event, spearheaded by Women’s Way, an affinity group of United Way, has provided hundreds of backpacks each year to students across Franklin County since it began in 2005.
Jenny Coeur, program manager with United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region, welcomes a group from Franklin County’s YMCA to the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield on Thursday. The group dropped off 41 backpacks as part of the 19th annual Blooming Backpacks drive. The event, spearheaded by Women’s Way, an affinity group of United Way, has provided hundreds of backpacks each year to students across Franklin County since it began in 2005. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ