We’ve always had a special place in our hearts and in our stores for kids who are in foster care, and know that many of them lack some of the simplest things that other children in permanent homes take for granted— like school backpacks. With the help of our customers, we’re going to change that when we celebrate the grand opening of our new location in Forks Township.

As part of BounceU Lehigh Valley’s “Bounce It Forward” charitable program, which donates thousands of dollars’ worth of free parties, passes and merchandise annually to local family service nonprofit agencies, BounceU Lehigh Valley will donate school backpacks to agencies in the Greater Lehigh Valley Foster Care Coalition, who will distribute them to school students in foster care.

Throughout the weekend of July 13-15, all three BounceU Lehigh Valley locations will celebrate the grand opening of the newest store by holding “open bounce” events that are open to the public and free with a donation of at least $5 worth of new school supplies per guest. We’ll use the supplies donated during these three free events to fill the backpacks—and we’re prepared to buy as many backpacks as we need to accommodate the supplies we collect.