Marentette’s Mission Donates $500 to United Way's Backpacks for Success Campaign

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By Scott Arnold

A $500 donation from Marentette’s Mission will help provide school supplies to local students through United Way Peterborough & District’s Backpacks for Success campaign.

Defenceman Thanasi Marentette with the gary dalliday award for community service, presented to him at last year’s peterborough petes year-end banquet and awards ceremony (photo by Scott arnold)

The donation was made possible through the OHL Overtime Heroes Program and the ongoing support of the Peterborough Petes.

Backpacks For Success provides grade-appropriate school supplies to financially vulnerable students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in the Peterborough area. Local schools within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board distribute the supplies to students and new Canadians.

Since the local program began in 2003, more than 12,886 backpacks filled with school supplies have been provided to local youth.

According to United Way Peterborough & District, 2,895 children and youth aged 17 and younger in the community live in poverty, while one in 10 households in the City and County of Peterborough has an annual income below $20,000.

The donation from Marentette’s Mission will help the Backpacks For Success campaign continue putting essential school supplies into the hands of local students who need them.

Marentette’s Mission was created to provide essential resources to individuals and families in the Peterborough community. Founded by Petes Defenceman Thanasi Marentette and inspired by his experiences in competitive hockey and the values he learned through sport, the donation-driven initiative focuses on supporting people who need it most.

For information on how you can get involved or help with Marentette’s Mission, email MarentettesMission@hotmail.com.


Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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