West Roxbury Brothers to Run 'Backpack Stuffing' Drive on Monday

Two youths from West Roxbury are aiming to help other students in need this coming school year.

Jackson Kelly, 15, and his brother Tristan, 13, will be running a “backpack stuffing” event this week for their 501c3 nonprofit charity Backpacks for New Beginnings. Both students at Xaverian Brothers High School, the Kelleys will be running the drive at the Westwood school on Monday, Aug. 11.

The brothers, along with several friends and family members, will stuff 1,000 new backpacks with school supplies, then donate them to students in need throughout the week at the following locations:

Italian Home for Children
Department of Children and Families Hyde Park Branch
Boston Family SErvices
The Home for Little Wanderers
Home Suites Inn, Waltham
Orhenberger and Beethoven schools in West Roxbury
Crasserly House, Roslindale

Photo Credit: facebook.com/BackpacksforNewBeginnings