Bell Aliant helps needy kids prepare for school
HALIFAX - Bell Aliant employees are once again helping thousands of elementary school-aged children in need to start the school year off right with a backpack filled with school supplies. The Bell Aliant Backpacks for Kids program is providing more than 12,000 backpacks to community groups and schools across Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec, a 20% increase over last year.Since its inception in 2003, the Backpacks for Kids program has filled 50,000 backpacks totaling $2.5 million in backpacks and supplies. Bell Aliant works with more than 400 community organizations and schools to deliver the backpacks to the families who need them....
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