Bell Aliant helps needy kids prepare for school

ST. JOHN'S - Bell Aliant employees and volunteers distributed 3,200 backpacks to over 200 organizations in six provinces as part of its ‘Backpacks for Kids’ program.Now in its seventh year, the company-wide initiative fills new backpacks with school supplies to ensure that needy children across Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario have the tools they need to start off the school year successfully."Since 2003, over 15,000 backpacks have been distributed in six provinces to children in need with the Bell Aliant ‘Backpacks for Kids’ program," said president and CEO Karen Sheriff, in an announcement on Tuesday. "The continued success of this program...