Marian Medical Center employees marked the beginning of the school year by donating more than 165 backpacks to local schools through the hospital’s third annual Pack to School Backpack program.
On Aug. 25, representatives from the local school districts delivered the donated backpacks and supplies from Marian to local schools.
Partnering with Marian in the backpack program are Cuyama Joint Unified School District, Guadalupe Union School District, Orcutt Union School District, and Santa Maria-Bonita School District.
“The Pack to School Backpack program has grown in popularity over the years, and our employees say it’s one of their favorite community outreach programs,” Jean Sysak, registered nurse and committee chair for the Pack to School Backpack program, said in a release to the media.
The Pack to School Backpack program is one of several community outreach programs sponsored by Marian’s Philosophy Enhancement Committee, an employee group created to meet employees’ and community members’ needs.
For more information about Marian’s Pack to School Backpack program, call Marian Communications at 739-3580.
This article appears in Sep 10-17, 2009.