REGION —  Until mid-August, the Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Club coordinates with host sites to collect backpacks and school supplies that the team distributes to families before the school year kicks off. It's a way of fostering brighter educational journeys for young minds.

The River Reporter office in Narrowsburg is one of the Sullivan County collection sites. Jeff Bank in Liberty, Resorts World Catskills in Monticello and the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association in Liberty are others.

"Backpacks for Hope makes a profound impact on families in our community year after year," a spokesperson said.

2024 Host Sites:

• Allstate: 50 Carpenter Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
• Crystal Run Healthcare: 95 Crystal Run Road, Middletown, NY 10940
• City Winery: 23 Factory Street, Montgomery, NY 12549
• Jeff Bank: 19 Church Street, Liberty, NY 12754
• Keller Williams Realty: 9 Bert Crawford Road, Suite 104, Middletown, NY 10940
• Medline Industries: GQ23+M8, Montgomery, NY 12549
• Misner Agency: 489 State Route 52, Woodbourne, NY 12788
• Nebrasky Plumbing: 1019 Route 17M, Suite 3, Monroe 10950
• Orange Bank & Trust: 212 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
• Planet Fitness: 30 Gibbs Court, Middletown, NY 10940
• Pratt & Whitney: 225 Tower Drive, Middletown, NY 10941
• Resorts World Catskills: 888 Resorts World Drive, Monticello, NY 12701
• River Reporter: 93 Erie Avenue, Narrowsburg, NY 12764
• Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association: 15 Sullivan Avenue, Suite 1, Liberty, NY 12754
• Town of Mount Hope: 1706 Rte. 211 Otisville 10963
• Town of Wallkill: 99 Tower Drive, Building A, Middletown, NY 10941
  
  

The mission of the Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Club is to provide kids in northern Orange and Sullivan counties "with a safe place to learn and grow alongside caring, adult professionals, and offer life-enhancing programs that help them be kind, confident, and capable."

If you are interested in contributing toward this effort but cannot visit one of the host sites, you can still donate money or in-kind items.

For more information or for questions, call 845/342-8833.