Northern Kentucky’s largest and longest-running school readiness event will mark its 25th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 9 with its annual school backpack giveaway.

Backpacks Bonanza will be from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 9 in the parking lot at St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s Covington campus at 1500 James Simpson Jr Way, Covington.

In celebration of its 25th year, Northern Kentucky Harvest, sponsor of the event, will give away at least 1,250 backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies to children from low-income families.

That works out to 50 backpacks for each year the event has taken place. This year’s distribution boosts the total number of backpacks given away over the years to more than 19,000.

The event is open to students in pre-school through 12th grade in public,

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