Grafton, ND - North Star Community Credit Union in Grafton ND is preparing for their Backpack Exchange that is set for August 14
th from 11 am to 2 pm.� Throughout the summer, the credit union invited the community to drop off their gently used backpacks.� The credit union then cleaned them, and placed Pee Wee Penguin items, school supplies, and other goodies inside of them.� On the scheduled day, children may come to the credit union to choose a "new" backpack for their school year.� Backpacks can be expensive, and most children like a different one each year.� This is a creative and fun way to recycle perfectly good backpacks and provide information to people in the community about credit unions at the same time.� Nanci Gale-Wilson
, Head Teller and Member Service Representative
�who has been working on the project, says "we have had a great turnout of backpacks, and we are so excited for the exchange day!"
Grafton, ND - North Star Community Credit Union in Grafton ND is preparing for their Backpack Exchange that is set for August 14th from 11 am to 2 pm.� Throughout the summer, the credit union invited the community to drop off their gently used backpacks.� The credit union then cleaned them, and placed Pee Wee Penguin items, school supplies, and other goodies inside of them.� On the scheduled day, children may come to the credit union to choose a "new" backpack for their school year.� Backpacks can be expensive, and most children like a different one each year.� This is a creative and fun way to recycle perfectly good backpacks and provide information to people in the community about credit unions at the same time.� Nanci Gale-Wilson, Head Teller and Member Service Representative�who has been working on the project, says "we have had a great turnout of backpacks, and we are so excited for the exchange day!"