Back to School Fair

Filling backpacks and fostering community since 2019

The Back to School Fair began as an idea to help celebrate the opening of the Hornets' Hanger clothing closet. A handful of individuals brainstormed ideas for an event beyond their wildest dreams.  Held annually on the first Saturday in August the event has grown into a true picture of what happens when a community shows up for its students. 

Through generous donations, partnerships and our amazing volunteers, the back to school fair is able to help provide families with items to get them ready for the year at no cost to them. Including:

In 2022 a Sensory Sensitive hour was added to the beginning of the event to help families who have children with a sensory processing disorder. With accommodations like softer lighting, no music, reduced crowds, and special staff,  we hope to make the event  more accessible for everyone. 


2024 Brought New Challenges

With an increase of over 100 people from 2023 and more supplies given out than ever, we can't express enough gratitude to our community. Because of our generous sponsors and volunteers, more than 700 people attended our annual Back to School Fair and were able to receive the items they needed for the start of a good school year. We couldn't have done it without you VC! THANK YOU!