Doncaster pupils receive 1,500 backpacks packed with essentials by warehouse volunteers

More than 1,500 backpacks packed by Amazon volunteers have been donated to pupils at schools in Doncaster ahead of the new school year.
Upton Primary School and Armthorpe Academy are among those benefiting from the initiative, with each bag containing classroom essentials including notebooks, novels and water bottles.
The backpacks were prepared during a special kitting event involving 105 volunteers from Amazon’s Doncaster fulfilment centre. Together, they spent 315 hours filling the bags with supplies intended to support pupils during the year ahead.
Vera Marcos, an Amazon employee in Doncaster who took part, said: “I really enjoyed coming together with my colleagues to kit out the backpacks to support Upton Primary School and Armthorpe Academy. It’sgreat to have the opportunity to be part of something important, and to know that Amazon is committed to supporting the education of pupils in Doncaster.”
Charlotte Fox, Assistant Principal from Armthorpe Academy, said: “We are grateful to the Amazon team in Doncaster for this donation for our pupils, who are now ready for the school year ahead. They were so excited to receive the backpacks and couldn’t wait to see what was inside. Thank you, Amazon, for your support.”
Sarah Farmer, from Upton Primary School, said: “It’s fantastic to receive this support from Amazon. The kits will make a real difference to our pupils, helping them with the things they need to progress throughout their school year.”
Hundreds of Amazon employees in Bolton, Dunfermline, Liverpool and London also packed and donated backpacks for families preparing for the new school year.
Amazon said community donations and employee volunteering form part of its wider support. The company co-founded the Multibank initiative with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. It has donated more than 12 million surplus goods to over 800,000 families across Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, London, Tees Valley and Birmingham, and is due to send one million orders to UK families this year.
The company has also supported more than one million UK students through Amazon Future Engineer, provides pro bono logistics through Amazon Local Good and has raised over £4.8 million with employees, customers and partners through its partnership with Comic Relief.