Thank you to the following companies for their generous contributions to our backpack drive!


There are over 78,352 students attend Denver Public School in the year 2009-2010. Nearly 55,198 students take advantage of the free/reduced cost lunches, and 1,800 are completely homeless. Denver Public Schools arranges for buses to pick up the homeless children at various stops in Denver. Right now, they carry all their belongings in grocery sacks. These children are in need of basic necessities such as backpacks, pencils and notebooks.

MEED gratefully acknowledges the tremendous generosity of the business community for its donation of hundreds of backpacks to DPS homeless students throughout this campaign, which is in its eith year. 

Students, ministry and staff of Shorter Community AME Church worked diligently and with great compassion to collect over 200 backpacks and vital school supplies for homeless students.

We would also like to thank the Newmont Mining Corporation abd DBAK Knowledge, Inc. for its generous support of DPS's homeless students by contributing backpacks and basic supplies for 2010.



Backpack Drive

Designated Colorado 501(c)3 organization

3405 Gilpin Street I  Denver  I  CO  I  80205  I  303.296.2969  I  303.592.1596 fax  I info@meedcolorado.org
"Impacting Disadvantaged Students & Minority Businesses for Success"
It's NEVER too late to donate
Thank you for your help; it is always appreciated!
We have now gotten 1,868 backpacks donated!
Please chick below to see the press release


  1.  DBA Knowledge, Inc.

  2.  Newmont Mining Corporation

  3.  Targus USA

  4.  United States Tennis Association, Colorado

  5.  Society of Design Administration
  • Gensler
  • MMK Consulting Engineers
  • SA Miro
  • Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture
  • Andrews & Anderson Architects

  6.  Enermodal Engineering, Inc.

  7.  United Launch Alliance

  8.  United Launch Alliance Employee Motorcycle Club

  9.  CODi, Inc.

  10. weeter Communications

  11. SHI

  12. Shorter Community A.M.E. Church

  13. Platinum Registration

  14. Starr Painting & Drywall

  15. Qwest Communications/SOMOS

  16. Elitch’s

  17. Environmental Technical Solutions

  18. Anadarko

  19. The HOPE Family, Robin, Mike & Lauren

Our Special thanks to our 2010 Backpack Donors

  20.  Axiom Roofing, Inc.

  21.  FirstBank Data Corporation

  22.  Colorado Energy Resources, Inc.

  23.  ICON Advisers, Inc.

  24.  Erika Hunter

  25.  Kumar & Associates

  26.  Blue Moose Litigation Support, Inc.

  27.  Jigsaw Design, LLC

  28.  KDG Engineering LLC

  29.  Monarch Design Build—Site Services and their partners…
  • RK  Mechanical, Inc.
  • Surescape Insurance Services, LLC.
  • BKC Kitchen & Bath
  • Commercial Art Glass
  • Houston Stafford Electric
  • Steele Street Bank & Trust
  • Vicki Laverde

  30.  Concrete Floor Systems

  31.  Tameka Montgomery

  32.  Hispanic Contractors of Colorado and their partners…..
  • AMI Mechanical and its Employees
  • Kiewit Group
  • Pinnacol Assurance

  33.  MEED Board Members

  34. Qwest Communications and their partners
  • S.O.M.O.S.
  • A.B.T.P.