📣 UPDATE: Due to an overwhelming number of applications, registration for Operation Backpack: Backpacks 4 You at the Detroit Zoo is now closed.
We’ve opened a waitlist in hopes of serving even more families—if additional resources become available. This program is made possible by generous community support, and your help could mean a backpack (and a bright start to the school year) for a child in need.
💛 Want to help us reach more families? Donate today at voami.org/operation-backpack-backpacks-4-you.
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Calling all families in need of school supply help, this is for you!
Join us for Operation Backpack: Backpacks 4 You by Volunteers of America Michigan at the Detroit Zoo, a one-day-only giveaway for families with children who could use a little extra support this school year.
Every registered child will receive:
- A brand-new backpack filled with school supplies
- TWO FREE TICKETS to the Detroit Zoo (good for any day for a full year!)
Please note:
✔️ You must pick up your backpack in person at the Detroit Zoo on August 13 between 10 AM and 4 PM
✔️ Tickets are only handed out with backpack pickup
✔️ Zoo entry is good for up to a year
✔️ Backpacks are for children currently living in your household. ✔️ One backpack per child.
✔️ No group or walk-up registrations. For group inquiries, email
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If you're a parent or guardian in need of school supplies for your children, sign up here:
👉 bit.ly/opbk2025signup
Please share with families who need it. We’re here to help.
Thank you to our presenting sponsors Towsley Foundation, AF Group, Vibe Credit Union, and Boost Mobile for making this possible. For a full list of our sponsors visit
https://www.voami.org/operation-backpack-backpacks-4-you-at-the-detroit-zoo/.
Also check out other Nonprofit events in Royal Oak.
