This is our version of a project taking root in the U.S. and around the world. I was inspired by a similar project in CA. Each backpack will be tagged “In Memory” of a loved one lost too soon and will include a note from a family member about the person being honored. Our mission is to fill backpacks with basic living and survival items to be given away to homeless people next winter. With much help from family and friends, backpacks have been filled and distributed for the past three years. This year the goal is to fill and distribute 100 backpacks directly to those in need in the downtown Raleigh area.