The BWAP Blog – Backpacks with a Purpose

Colorado Summer 2016
Aug 17, 2016
Written by Lauren Cross
Filed under adventure, B-WAP, buy one give two, colorado, Give Back, Purpose

Colorado Summer 2016

Adventure in the mountains.

The Maisha Project
Sep 30, 2015
Written by Lauren Cross
Filed under B-WAP, Give Back, Nonprofits, The Maisha Project
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Lives change within the walls of our nonprofit partner, The Maisha Project. Their mission is to “bring hope to the hopeless, and light to the darkness, by transforming lives and empowering communities by providing lasting solutions to address poverty, hunger, disease, and under-education.” Beatrice Williamson, founder of The Maisha Project, often says “education is the key to success”, and the residents of the small village of Kisumu, Kenya are starting to understand why.

Glorieta - Collegiate Week 2014
Aug 25, 2014
Written by Lauren Cross
Filed under B-WAP, Collegiate Week, Events, One Life

Glorieta - Collegiate Week 2014

Deep in the heart of New Mexico, in the Sangra de Cristo mountains, lies the little town of Glorieta. Each year this small town is host to thousands of college students attending a Christian camp for Collegiate Week. Attending this camp offers students a chance to participate in workshops, attend...

Packs from the Plains
Jul 07, 2014
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Filed under B-WAP, DNA Galleries, Events, Give Back, Packs from the Plains, Plaza District

Packs from the Plains

BWAP backpacks lined the walls of DNA Galleries on July 3, 2014, for the second annual group art show. Packs from the Plains brought together two local businesses and more than twenty local artists to put a different kind of art on display. Participants from all over the state of...

Back to Class Art Show
Aug 05, 2013
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Back to Class Art Show

From monsters and mountains to polka dots and paper airplanes, there were lots of things to be excited about for the first annual group art show. The show was a partnership between the art gallery and BWAP. For every backpack sold at the event, BWAP donated two backpacks to the...