07/15/2026
This our 12th year SMOAC Buddy’s Backpacks❣️ There are almost 30 business donation sites this year 🤩🫶and a community that cares about others year after year 🎉💯🤩 In addition, what an incredible team Rose Garner, Sylvia Michetti Nollet, Elana Levens-Craig, Suzanne Story Coleman, along with Judy Baxter, and Helen Noorda, co-founders Rob McNelis, Dustin Trotter and named in honor of Buddy Rabaya since 2015 have helped over 14,000 students and counting ❣️🎉🤩🫶 Thank you for your amazing support from our team, community leaders, sponsors, volunteers and those who donated over the years to help our students and families❣️💯🫶🤩🎒