Helping kids start the school year- Backpack giveaway and festival for kids in need

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Aug. 9, 2018 - PRLog -- Imagine starting off the school year with nothing. No backpack, no pencil and no paper. For many kids, this is a reality they face every school year. Kids should be able to start the school year like every other kid with a new backpack, new haircut, and ready to start a new year of learning. City Kids Festival helps kids in need start the school year right.

City Kids Festival will take place on the following Saturday:

Saturday, August 11th, 10am-4pm, Julliard Park, 227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa

The Redwood Gospel Mission, along with local churches, organizations and volunteers will join together to bring hope and help to the kids in need in Sonoma County. We anticipate providing up to 1,800 backpack and supplies to children K-8th grade.

In addition to a Backpack distributions, the event will also offer free haircuts, BBQ lunch, book give away, prizes, dental services and more.

Opportunities to serve and donate are listed at http://www.srmission.org/

About Redwood Gospel Mission: The Redwood Gospel Mission (www.srmission.org) has served the homeless, broken and needy of Sonoma County for over 55 years, providing services such as shelter, meals and clothing to the "least, the last and the lost" who find their way to their facilities. With the help of hundreds of volunteers, the Mission serves over 123,000 meals, provides more than 48,000 bed-nights of shelter and distributes thousands of articles of clothing each year, as well as offering showers, haircuts and other services at its five housing facilities in the Santa Rosa area.