D-backs Rookies Participate In Local School Supply Drive

Story by Jordan Moffat

To kick off August, 18 Diamondbacks 2021 draft picks and recent signees helped host a back-to-school backpack camp and school supply drive for at least 100 students with the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church.

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2021 first-round pick Jordan Lawlar and second-round pick Ryan Bliss were among the players to participate in the drive, and both of them said they were excited to get out and give back to the community.

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The school supplies were donated by the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation as part of their D-backs for Change efforts in the community. In these packs, students received new sweatshirts, an insulated water bottle and a D-backs backpack filled with
all the essentials like notebooks, pens, pencils and more.

On top of that, the D-backs also donated 40 ChromeBooks to support the Pilgrim Rest Scholars Program. 

This was the third of nine events for “D-backs Give Back To Education Week” presented by the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation and University of Phoenix.