
A community collaboration to equip students & families for a successful school year!
Sat. 07.26.25
9am to noon @ Nevada Union High School
In addition to FREE backpacks & school supplies, the day will include games for the children, groceries for families, access to community resources, and free lunch and ice cream for all!
Last year, thanks to the generosity of local businesses, schools, nonprofits & volunteers, we provided:
- 800+ backpacks filled with school supplies
- 650 pairs of shoes
- 2,000 bags of groceries
- Free haircuts and family resources
- A fun and welcoming environment for more than 2,500 attendees
This year, we’re aiming even higher and hoping to double our impact — but we can’t do it alone! We need partners like you to help make this event a success. There are many ways to get involved. Read on...


Help us double our impact!
It's ambitious, but we can do this with partners like you! Here are some ways to get involved:

- Sponsor this event, which will enable us to buy over 1,500 backpacks and school supplies, along with 1,200 pairs of shoes and 2400 pairs of socks.
- Donate backpacks, school supplies, or other useful items to help get students ready for school.
- Volunteer to work the event helping to distribute backpacks, assist with activities, set-up and clean-up, or welcome families.
- Provide services such as haircuts, community resources, or entertainment.
- Coordinate an area — this is a huge event and it will require a lot of volunteer leadership .

DIAMOND $5000
- 450 high-quality teen backpacks for 8th–12th grade (2 donors needed)
- 500 pairs of shoes in mixed sizes (3 donors needed)

PLATINUM $3500
- 300 mid-sized backpacks for 4th-7th grade (2 donors needed)
- 1000 aluminum 25oz water bottles (2 donors needed)
- Sponsor concessions food & ice cream (1 donor needed)
- Volunteer t-shirts (1 donor needed)

GOLD $2500
- 350 backpacks for K-3rd grade (2 donors needed)
- Inflatables for kids entertainment (1 donor needed)

SILVER $1200
- 2000 10-packs of colored pencils (1 donor needed)
- 2000 spiral notebooks (2 donors needed)
- 1000 8-pack of colored markers (2 donors needed)
- 5000 click ball-point pens (2 donors needed)

BRONZE $750
- 2000 pair school scissors (1 donor needed)
- 250 1" 3-ring binders (8 donors needed)
- 1500 3-ring binder pencil cases (1 donor needed)
- 1200 pairs mixed socks men, women, children (2-3 donors)

FRIENDS OF H4NC $25-$500
Unlimited donors needed:
- 1800 pink school erasers
- 2000 12" rulers
- 6000 #2 pencils
- Logistics support (table rental, etc.)
- Cases of water
- Facility rent/maintenance staff
- Waste dumpster rental

Last Year's Event
Check out the gallery!
(CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW!)
This event is a collaboration of schools, nonprofits, businesses, and community groups coming together with one goal: To support local students and families in need. If your organization is interested in participating in and/or sponsoring this event,
TESTIMONIALS
“Greatest trip ever. Aaron is a great bonfire cook - ask him to make his campfire chili...It’s fantastic!”
Shirley, Toronto
“Traveling with Aaron was fantastic. He is professional, knowledgeable, and has a great sense of humor. Highly recommend!”
John, New York
“Aaron is a great tour guide. He is personable, friendly and so patient. He let us stop as often as we wanted to take photos (which was often) and even took us to some very special areas where we got some great wildlife photos.”
Dan, Chicago
“Greatest trip ever. Aaron is a great bonfire cook - ask him to make his campfire chili...It’s fantastic!”
Shirley, Toronto
“Traveling with Aaron was fantastic. He is professional, knowledgeable, and has a great sense of humor. Highly recommend!”
John, New York
Contact
Send us a message and we'll get back to you!
Thanks for reaching out to the Hope for Nevada County crew! We will get back to you as soon as we can.
Please try again later.