Backpacks For Back To School

More than 700 Mobile kids now have new backpacks thanks to a local church. The Right Way Christian Center held a backpack and school supply giveaway today, Saturday, August 08, 2009. Hundreds of children and their parents packed the Michael A. Figures Community Center to take part in the "Operate Educate backpack and health fair." Organizers say they wanted to help kids in the community while sharing their church's message.

“Well it's all about directing people to their purpose and destiny which is the theme of our church and we want people to get started off the right way so it kind of goes along with the church name,” says Pastor Vincent Robinson. The church's pastor says they want to get more sponsors and more backpacks next year. He says this is their chance to give back to the community.