Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

About the program: FeedMore’s Backpack Program provides children with bags of kid-friendly food to take home from school (or summer feeding sites) on the weekends to help nourish them until they ...

YMCA of Centre County officially kicked off its first delivery of food Friday at Clearfield Area Elementary School for its ...

The judges also felt it would help children become “more courageous”, as randoseru (sturdy backpacks with rounded lids like these) are commonly used by elementary school children in Japan. Randoseru ...

Over 45% of students in the Bath area are food challenged, and in some schools, it’s as high as 65%. Though all students ...

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...