Volunteers hand out backpacks filled with school supplies to elementary and middle school students at the during Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gael Damian Rocha, 6, center, helps his mother Petrona Hernandez carry free bags of groceries during Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Volunteers hand out backpacks filled with school supplies to elementary and middle school students at the during Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Karina Tarsadia, 15, center, founder of Karina’s Backpack Project, shares a laugh with JohnnyJack Perez, 5, and his brother Oliver, 3, of Anaheim, after the boys received their free backpack filled with school supplies during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brandon Mina, 5, of Anaheim peers out a port on the side of the Anaheim Police Department’s armored SWAT vehicle during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Yasir Yori, 10, of Irvine gets a free haircut from Tung Nguyen of Advanced Beauty College as part of the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Yasir Yori, 10, of Irvine closes his eyes while getting his freehair cut fromTung Nguyen of Advanced Beauty College as part of the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children dance on stage during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People fill bags with free groceries during Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
5000 backpacks filled with school supplies are stacked on tables waiting to be distributed to elementary and middle school students at the during Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A volunteer places bags of free beans into his sack as part of a grocery give away at the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Karina Tarsadia, 15, center, founder of Karina’s Backpack Project, dances with students during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
After receiving his free backpack filled with school supplies Alex Villegas, 7, left, of Anaheim gets directions from a volunteer during Karina’s Backpack Project in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children dance on stage during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Aakansha Maheshwari, center, founder of BollyPop, leads a dance fitness workshop as part of the Karina’s Backpack Project in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Karina Tarsadia, 15, founder of Karina’s Backpack Project is shown with some of the 5000 backpacks filled with school supplies to be distributed to low income families and kids during the Karina’s Backpack Project event in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Thousands of children and their parents packed the parking lot at Angel Stadium, Sunday morning, Aug. 4 — not in advance of an Angels game, but rather to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies from Karina’s Backpack Project by the Joy of Sharing.
Karina’s Backpack Project, the brainchild of 15-year-old Karina Tarsadia, was created to provide low-income families with supplies for elementary- and middle-school students.
Karina came up with the idea after going on service trips with her family to India, Cambodia and Peru. After going to Zambia, she said, “I was inspired, so I wanted to do something within my own community here in Orange County.”
In addition to the backpack giveaway, the six-hour event, which drew about 8,500 people, included free haircuts provided by Advanced Beauty College, free groceries, music, entertainment and food. The Anaheim Police Department’s Special Tactical Detail armored vehicle and two of the department’s mounted units also made an appearance.
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