IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
BackPack Attack
For thousands of children in Indianapolis, the first day of school will be long on excitement but short on supplies. Many of our children in Indianapolis live in poverty and start school without the basic tools essential to their success. To help provide some of the necessary supplies students need to get started, local organizations, schools and businesses have joined forces.
BackPack Attack is a partnership among IUPUI, the United Way of Central Indiana, the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, UPS, and Indiana Members Credit Union. These partners work year round to recruit 300 businesses from the Indianapolis area to conduct employee drives within their businesses.
2011 Leadership
The 2011 BackPack Attack city-wide drive is chaired by Maggie McGaughey. For more information, contact her at mmcfarli@iupui.edu.
Important Dates
- June 20: Kickoff at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, 7am-1pm.
- July 10: Collection at Indianapolis Indians game.
- July 15: Collection at Indiana Fever game.
- July 18-19: Bring supplies to warehouse at 1830 W. 16th St.
- July 24: First public distribution day.
- July 29: Second public distribution day.
In 2010 the BackPack Attack collected:
- over 16,000 backpacks
- gave to every Indianapolis Public School
- gave to 25 nonprofits working with mentoring and education
- started classroom makeover grants
