mcdonald's backpack giveaway locations
Shopping for school supplies is a drag, so why not enter to win some when you grab a burger? From August 1-9, 19 Detroit area McDonalds owners will have a sweepstakes to give away a total of 1,900 McDonalds branded backpacks filled with school supplies. It is part of the “Backpackin’ to School” sweepstakes. The backpacks will come with many of the tried and true school supplies including a spiral notebook, crayons, a ruler, #2 pencils as well as other supplies. “My fellow McDonald’s restaurant owners and I have doubled down on our efforts to support local youth and education this year by giving away twice as many backpacks at each participating location,” says Jon Campbell, McDonald’s restaurant owner. “We are excited to reach more children and families through the expansion of this meaningful program.” The following Detroit-area restaurant locations will participate in the McDonald’s “Get BackPackin’ to School” giveaway: Raffle times at City of Detroit locations
18403 Grand River Ave. near Southfield Fwy. 10 a.m. – noon 17212 Livernois St.
buy stihl br600 backpack blower 10 a.m. – noon 6876 Michigan Ave. 10 a.m. – noon 16950 Harper Ave. Raffle times at metro Detroit locations 10 a.m. – noon 16 Ecorse Rd., Ypsilanti 2 – 4 p.m. 1469 Fort St., Lincoln Park 10 a.m. – noon 21000 Greenfield Rd., Oak Park26730 Eureka Rd., Taylor . No purchase necessary. Must be present to win. One prize per person. Limited to 100 backpacks per restaurant The Detroit area owners of the largest food franchise in the want to help their communities grow in education. And besides, a burger and backpack doesn’t sound like too bad of a pairing.
Big Mac Special Sauce giveaway at select McDonald's locations Thursday McDonald's in Michiana are going to be giving away bottles of Big Mac Special Sauce at select locations on Thursday. McDonald's is giving away 10,000 bottles nationwide following the introduction of the Mac Jr. and Grand Mac burgers. The bottles of sauce are awarded on a first come, first serve basis and customers must use the secret code phrase, "There's a Big Mac for that." Below are a list of Michiana locations where the sauce will be given away and the corresponding lineup times. 11 a.m. 5704 Grape Rd. Mishawaka, IN11 a.m. 3611 Commerce Drive Warsaw, IN1:35 p.m. 68889 M-62, Edwardsburg, MI 2:35 p.m. 2808 Cassopolis Street, Elkhart, IN 3:50 p.m. 416 N. Michigan, South Bend, IN Convicted child killer, sex offender released from La Porte Co. Jail Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station. Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. BRAWLEY- Getting supplies for school in August can be tough for some families. Which is why McDonalds of the Imperial Valley are planning to help out on Backpack Saturday July 18 by giving away 100 free backpacks courtesy of local owners Joe Johnson and Jose Leon. The first 100 children and families to come to McDonalds will receive a free backpack, no purchase necessary. Families who show up late will not leave empty handed, but will receive a consolation prize according to Daniel Sandoval, general manager of the Brawley location. A health and safety fair will also be held at the McDonalds Location from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. by the Brawley fire department, Las Clinicas, Southwestern Dental Group, and the county health department.
“We want to help any way we can and take some of the financial load off parents’ shoulders,” said Sandoval. Other McDonalds that will be holding the events in the valley include: El Centro: 1990 S. 4th St and 345 N. Imperial Ave. Calexico: 232 E. 1st St. and 720 N. Imperial Ave. Backpack giveaway will begin at 8:00 AM.Join NewsCenter 16 and our partners Saturday, July 30th for 16 Pack-A-Backpack A notebook, scissors, a backpack; what are these worth? To a small child starting school, they could mean the difference between learning and helplessness. That’s why NewsCenter 16 is teaming up with the Kelly Cares Foundation, Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, McDonald’s, the Better Business Bureau, Goodwill, Meijer, and area agencies for the 16 Pack-A-Backpack school supply drive. Over the past fifteen years, NewsCenter 16 and our volunteer organizations have distributed more than 49 thousand back to school kits to deserving children in grades K through 6 throughout the community.
To help answer your questions, we’ve pulled together some information about this year’s 16 Pack-A-Backpack. Where can I drop off a donation for 16 Pack-A-Backpack? You can bring your donations to one of our live Backpack drive locations on Saturday, July 30th between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. NewsCenter 16 will be broadcasting from these locations: WNDU-TV — 54516 STATE ROAD 933, SOUTH BEND GOSHEN MCDONALD’S — 1706 ELKHART ROAD PLYMOUTH MCDONALD’S — 2010 N. MICHIGAN STREET ST. JOE, MICHIGAN MCDONALD’S — 2820 NILES ROAD What kind of supplies do you need? We’ll gladly take just about any unused school supplies appropriate for students grades K though 6, but here’s a rough list to help you with your donation: Backpacks, big erasers, binders, color pencils, crayons (16 or 24 count), filler paper, folders, glue sticks, markers, notebooks, pencil boxes, pencils, pens, rulers, and scissors. Who gets the supplies that are donated locally? Local children grades K through 6 get the backpacks and supplies.
WNDU-TV works with agencies in WNDU-TV’s 10-county viewing area to identify low-income children who need the supplies. As a business leader, what can I do to help 16 Pack-A-Backpack? You play a key role supporting Pack-A-Backpack. Here are some ways you can help: 1. Encourage your employees and customers to support 16 Pack-A-Backpack. Perhaps you can organize your own company-wide drive and bring the donation to one of our collection locations on Saturday, July 30th. 2. Consider making a monetary donation. The money collected will be used to buy additional school supplies as needed to meet the demand. Donations can be made to Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. PO Box 3846, 1805 W. Western Ave., South Bend, IN 46619. If you write a check, please be sure to write 16 Pack-A-Backpack in the memo portion of the check. 3. Provide a team of volunteers to support the warehousing and packing efforts. volunteer opportunities for adults in July and August. If you’d like to provide a team, please contact Janelle Fricke at WNDU at (574) 284-3162.
4. Consider donating your unused company office products. If your business has gone through changes and you have an abundance of outdated company office supplies, Pack-A-Backpack can put them to use. If they’re acceptable for grades K through 6, we’ll gladly take your unused but outdated pens, pads, pencils, etc. If I need school supplies, who do I contact? St. Joseph County, IN South Bend Community School Corporation School Supply Distribution on Saturday, August 13 from 9:00 AM to Noon Washington High School, South Bend Supplies won’t be given away unless child is present.Supplies will be distributed on first-come first-served basis. See school social workers Women’s Shelter/Family Empowerment Program of IFIT Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Elkhart County Starke County Youth Club/Knox Community Schools (574) 772-1600 x1750Marshall County, IN Interested parties should contact following school systems directly (Schools receiving supplies from Indiana State Police & Plymouth FOP): Plymouth, LaVille, Culver, Triton, Argos, Bremen, & John Glenn.