PHOTOS: Abundant backpacks

David Cole and Tanya Diaz of Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Family Center collect backpacks full of school supplies at the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield last week as part of the 20th annual Blooming Backpacks drive organized by Women’s Way, an affinity group of the local United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region.

David Cole and Tanya Diaz of Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Family Center collect backpacks full of school supplies at the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield last week as part of the 20th annual Blooming Backpacks drive organized by Women’s Way, an affinity group of the local United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Elsa Kieffer and Jenny Coeur of United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region organize backpacks full of school supplies at the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield last week as part of the 20th annual Blooming Backpacks drive organized by Women’s Way, an affinity group of the local United Way.

Elsa Kieffer and Jenny Coeur of United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region organize backpacks full of school supplies at the John Zon Community Center in Greenfield last week as part of the 20th annual Blooming Backpacks drive organized by Women’s Way, an affinity group of the local United Way. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Published: 08-13-2024 12:49 PM

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