Letters to the Editor

Aug 14, 2024 | Letters to the Editor, Opinion Editorials

To the editor:

Our family wants to thank everyone who helped make the Dennis H. Labadie Memorial Backpack Giveaway possible. This year contributions helped over 200 children start school more prepared!

Thank you to the Crestline Lions Club and Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary Club for enthusiastically filling the packs year after year.

Others who donated backpacks or supplies include: Michelle from Starbucks on 40^thStreet, San Bernardino; Cammille Segobia and Elana Wilson.

Thank you to my friends who helped us purchase the backpacks: Dena Mendez, Nancy Jo Madrigal and Noah Beauvais.

Extra thank you to Trina Brettmann, Dan Faranda Construction and an anonymous donor for your continued support year after year.

Every year when we announce to the waiting children we are ready to start the giveaway, I get a little teary. This is my way of honoring my late husband’s legacy. He started buying backpacks in 2002. Your help makes it possible to continue providing backpacks and supplies for over 20 years.

Thank You!

Rosemarie Labadie

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