Saturday Aug 30, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Saturday, August 30 | 11 AM – 1 PM
131 Lake Street, Gilford – Bag pickup at The Play Room
The Village at Paugus Bay
free, donations accempted
The Village at Paugus Bay is teaming up with Restoration Acres Farm to make back-to-school a little brighter for local families. Join us at The Village at Paugus Bay for a community backpack giveaway featuring:
Free backpack pickup at The Playroom
Snacks provided by Taste of Legacy Cafe & Catering
& more to be announced
Want to Help?
We’re collecting donations of:
New or gently used backpacks
Notebooks, binders, pencils, supplies
Walmart gift cards
Donations can be dropped off at The Play Room during open hours:
Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
9 AM – 1 PM
If you’d like to support but can’t donate supplies, you can make a tax-deductible donation directly to Restoration Farm to help us purchase backpacks and materials:
Restoration Acres Farm on Facebook
Venmo: @restoration-acres91
CashApp: $restorationacres91
PayPal: kathysorell@msn.com
Checks: 91 Corliss Hill Rd, Meredith, NH 03253
It costs about $30 to fill one backpack—and last year, 93 of them were distributed thanks to this incredible community. Let’s keep it going. #laconianh #BackToSchool2025 #GilfordNH #lakesregionnh #doinggoodinnh
Printed courtesy of www.lakesregionchamber.org/ – Contact the LAKES REGION CHAMBER for more information.
383 South Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 – (603) 524-5531 – sgoodrum@LakesRegionChamber.org