Backpack Donations

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Knights of Columbus Council 1136 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Orem gave away 264 backpacks to schoolchildren the weekend of Aug. 20. The council spent almost  $1,000 on backpacks and more than $400 on supplies to stuff the backpacks. Funds were donated by the council, individual parishioners and Knights, and participants from council bingos and from Okland Construction and Rydalch Electric.