By Ian Thompson
Pam Gales was pleasantly surprised Wednesday afternoon when she walked some of the children from a nearby day care center down to the Fun on the Run site to find out they were giving out backpacks.
“This is a nice treat and a wonderful idea,” Gales said as Fun on the Run Site Director Melanie Pelz handed each of the children backpacks loaded with school supplies.
Gales told her young charges to say thank you and they chorused “thank you” while peering inside and trying on the backpacks.