Join Haleh Krauter Insurance Agency in Backpack Attack

halehkrauter While you’re grabbing those “Back to School” bargains for your kids, why not pick up a few extras for other kids who can’t afford new school supplies?

Haleh Krauter’s State Farm Insurance Agency is among 275 Indianapolis area businesses participating in this year’s Backpack Attack. Backpack Attack is a United Way of Central Indiana project that has collected more than 2.1 million school supplies for children in the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) as well as other schools in Marion, Boone, Hancock and Hendricks counties since its inception in 1999.

“We are hoping to put school supplies in the hands of 20,000 students,” Krauter explains, adding that 78 percent of the families in the IPS school district can’t afford basic school supplies. “Students with inadequate supplies suffer an unnecessary struggle to keep up with peers.”

The collection runs through August 6. There is a box right inside the door of the Krauter agency  at 11204 Fall Creek Road.

“Two years ago we collected and had three boxes that were overflowing,” Krauter recalls. “That will not supply 20,000
students with school supplies, but it can certainly make a small dent.”

backpack003 Quoting State Farm’s familiar motto, Krauter is encouraging local residents to be a “good neighbor” and be there for kids in need.

“It’s great to give money, and money will certainly be accepted and appreciated,” Krauter said, but she adds, “Sometimes it’s just a little easier or maybe even heartwarming to give a dozen boxes of crayons.  This can really give you a feeling that you are helping a child.

“It’s a small thing, but together we can be really significant.”

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