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Notes that community members have written are placed in one of the 17,000 backpacks from the Cradles to Crayons organization to cheer on CPS students.
Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune
Notes that community members have written are placed in one of the 17,000 backpacks from the Cradles to Crayons organization to cheer on CPS students.
Chicago Tribune
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Volunteers from various corporate areas packed 17,000 backpacks Aug. 10, 2017, with school supplies for the Cradles to Crayons organization that will be given Chicago Public School students. The backpacks also include notes that community members have written that are placed in the backpacks to cheer on the students.