Sports and Outdoors donate school supplies

Retailer Academy Sports and Outdoors recently gave 5,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to Boys and Girls Club chapters across Greater Houston.

The retailer is preparing children of 13 chapters of Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston for the start of the new school year.

A portion of the backpacks was given to students Aug. 2 during a presentation hosted by Academy at Boys and Girls Club — Spring Branch, 8575 Pitner Road.

Academy’s president and CEO, J.K. Symancyk, Academy team members and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston staff were on hand during the presentation of the backpacks and school supplies to the children.

Remaining school supplies were distributed to the 12 other Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston chapters. Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston’s 13 chapters serve more than 11,000 children annually by providing a safe place, adult mentors, youth-development and activities during nonschool hours.

To learn more about Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, visit www.bgcgh.org.