The Big Backpack Event

The Big Backpack Event The Multicultural Centre of SWFL's Big Backpack Event serves children and families in need in SWFL.

The Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), was founded by Leonardo Garcia and Jim White over two decades ago, with the vision of helping to promote diversity in our Southwest Florida community. In the first year, approximately 200 people attended the first event, which served 50 children in need with back-to-school supplies and backpacks. Our past events have averaged 10,000 to 15,000 in attendance and close to 40,000 Lee County school age children have been served since 1999.

Hi ! โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅณ We are a month and a half away from The Multicultural Centre of SWFL - 25th Annual BIG Backpack Event, and we a...
06/14/2024

Hi ! โค๏ธ

๐Ÿฅณ We are a month and a half away from The Multicultural Centre of SWFL - 25th Annual BIG Backpack Event, and we are SO EXCITED!!!!

๐ŸŽŠ Sunday, July 28th, from 10am - 2pm

๐ŸŽ’ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค?
*Load up the kids in your vehicle and drive to Fort Myers Skatium Recreation on the event date
*Line up in an orderly fashion (please stay in your vehicles)
*Follow the volunteers' instructions to drive through the line
*Get a backpack for each child in your vehicle, and one bag of groceries from Midwest Food Bank (while supplies last)
*Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great start to the school year!

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ?
*Tell your friends, family, and neighbors
*๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3peqzHn
*Register to be a ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ: https://bit.ly/4dEFA9V

A BIG thanks to our continuous presenting sponsor: Neal Communities!!

Hi BIG Backpack Family! As you may know, this will be our 25th Anniversary of the BIG Backpack Event! This is a HUGE mil...
05/30/2024

Hi BIG Backpack Family! As you may know, this will be our 25th Anniversary of the BIG Backpack Event! This is a HUGE milestone for the community, and we'd like you to be a part of it!

๐–๐ก๐จ: Volunteers over the age of 8
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ: 25th Annual BIG Backpack Event
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง: Sunday, July 28th, from 10am - 2pm
๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: Fort Myers Skatium Recreation
๐–๐ก๐ฒ: To distribute backpacks, school supplies, and groceries to families in need!

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ๐๐š๐ฅ: https://bit.ly/3peqzHn
๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: https://bit.ly/4dEFA9V

08/01/2023

We did it, folks! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, donors, and volunteers, The Multicultural Centre of SWFL successfully hosted their 24th Annual Biโ€ฆ

Here are more photos of the actual Big Backpack Event!!
08/01/2023

Here are more photos of the actual Big Backpack Event!!

Always a pleasure to have the Fort Myers Police Department helping out at our Big Backpack Event! Special thanks to Sgt ...
08/01/2023

Always a pleasure to have the Fort Myers Police Department helping out at our Big Backpack Event! Special thanks to Sgt Gil Benitez for rallying the troops! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’™

08/01/2023
A BIG thank you to Kevin Anderson, City of Fort Myers Mayor and the Fort Myers Fire Department for joining us and showin...
07/31/2023

A BIG thank you to Kevin Anderson, City of Fort Myers Mayor and the Fort Myers Fire Department for joining us and showing your support for the children in our community!

The 24th Annual BIG Backpack Event was a success. lent a helping hand in distributing over 2,000 backpacks and school supplies for Lee County students ๐ŸŽ’

07/31/2023

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P. O. Box 61713
Fort Myers, FL
33906

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