Education

UVI’s 'Backpacks for Success' Project To Benefit Children At Queen Louise Home

ST. CROIX -- Students at the Queen Louise Home for Children will start the new school year with the tools they need to succeed, due in part, to the University of the Virgin Islands “Backpacks for Success” outreach project. University students, faculty and staff donated school supplies to the 18 students at the home. The backpacks were made to order, based on the child’s age, grade, favorite color, needed school supplies and most loved character. UVI volunteers purchased the backpacks and filled them with notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, rulers, children’s books, new shoes and clothing. School supplies were also donated to teachers and the UVI Research and Technology Park donated $500. Additionally, UVI alumnus, Sen. Kurt Vialet and his daughter donated backpacks filled with school supplies for the children. “We want the students from Queen Louise to go back to school this year feeling like they have everything they need to be successful,” said UVI President David Hall. “We need to st...