08/23/2026
Today was a reminder of what community really looks like.
Our Back-to-School Event would not have been possible without some incredible people and organizations who believed in what we were trying to do.
First and foremost, ALCON MEDIA LLC— thank you for your continued support, for giving us a space to grow, and for constantly helping amplify our message throughout the community.
Heritage University — thank you for the education, the students who continue to show up and serve, and your generous donation to today’s event.
Kerri Breen Record— thank you for always supporting us and believing in what we do.
Beau Record and Wailani Record — thank you for jumping in early with a backpack donation that helped get this whole thing moving.
ICCU and Costco— thank you for investing in our kids and our community.
Quality Plus Auto Glass — thank you for your continued support and for collecting donations on our behalf.
Quake The EPICenter of Family Fun— thank you for supporting us and hosting a donation drive.
Capelli D'ORO SALONC — thank you for your donation drive and for always showing love to the community.
TGM — thank you for the generous donation of shoes and backpacks that went directly into helping local kids today.
Top Quality Woodworks LLC for your generous donation helping make this possible!
And finally, to every single person in this community who donated a backpack, school supplies, clothes, money, time, food, or simply shared our posts and helped spread the word — THANK YOU.
We are an all-volunteer organization. There isn’t some huge machine behind what we do. It’s people helping people. Friends calling friends. Businesses stepping up. Volunteers giving up their time. And a community deciding that our kids deserve to start the school year feeling supported.
This is what makes Sparkle Tri-Cities.
Today wasn’t just about backpacks and school supplies. It was about showing families that their community is here for them.
From all of us at Sparkle Initiative, thank you for making today possible!
