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A national Muslim charity provided backpacks for needy children from West Springfield Sunday afternoon.
From a distribution tent set up outside the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts Mosque on Amostown road in West Springfield, more than 100 children from families with limited means, received back to school backpacks.
The giveaway is part of a national program run by the disaster relief organization called the Islamic Circle of North America Relief.
Regional Representative Nadem Sikender told 22News, "So the meaning behind this, we want to make sure that every kid goes to school with a new backpack, we don't want them to feel in any shape or form they're behind other students."