Operation Backpack Drive
Since 2012, Wilson County Schools has been able to distribute thousands of backpacks to students each year because of generous donations from businesses, organizations and individuals. These sponsors make a powerful impact by ensuring students start the year ready to learn. Through their generous donations of backpacks and school supplies, they help meet essential needs so every child can begin each school year with confidence. More than half of our 10,000 students live in poverty and often worry about the first day of school because they do not have the necessary supplies - it is our goal to alleviate this worry and help them have a successful start to the school year. We are grateful for the sponsors of the 2025 WCS Operation Backpack Drive - Sponsor List (also below).
Presenting Sponsors
($5,000+ OR 200+ Filled Backpacks)
- Chick-fil-A of Wilson
- Fresenius Kabi
- Vester Auto Group
Platinum Sponsors
($1,000-$4,999 or 40-199 Filled Backpacks)
- Rhyan Breen
- Finch's Automotive Specialties
- Jersey Mike’s
- Merck
- Purdue Pharma
- Reckitt Health Manufacturing
- Second Blessings
- Smithfield Foods
- Southern Bank
- Wilson Medical Center
Gold Sponsors
($500-$999 or 20-39 Filled Backpacks)
- Shannon Amundson
- Bradley’s Tax
- Bridgestone
- Edna Camacho
- Charles H. Darden HS
- Alumni Assoc.
- Eastern Carolina Pediatrics
- Isaiah Harper & Ziri Schwartz
- Jostens
- Lineberger Team
- Bryan Martin-Garcia
- Towe Insurance Service
- Heather & Robert Wakefield
- Wilson County DSS
- Wilson County Partnership for Children
Silver Sponsors
($100-$499 or 4-19 Backpacks)
- Anthony, Tabb & Creel
- Barton College Athletics
- Shirley Battle
- Carol Bowen
- Beverly & Rob Boyette
- Will Brafford
- Kent Brantley
- Turner Bunn III
- Dorothy Chipman
- Collins Aerospace
- Cry’s Community Closet
- Nicole Digby-Dalton
- Aubrey Edmundson
- Susan K. Ellis, PLLC
- Bryan Garcia
- Gracyn Green
- Jeff & Linda Hamilton
- Kensley Hill
- James Hullet
- Impact Church
- Anita Jones
- Dr. Lane & Melissa Mills
- Belinda Moore
- Laura Lee Moore
- Mt. Zion OFW Baptist Church
- Brian Parnell
- Scott Picken - State Farm
- Debora Powell
- Brenda Proctor
- Professional Drug Screening
- Quality Pre-Owned Trucks/Cars
- Hal Queen
- Brian Rech
- Ryland Robinson
- Schmidt Law PLLC
- Stephanie Smith
- Bernice Taylor
- Todd Toler
- Watson Electrical Construction
- Robin Williams
- Wilson Community College
- Wilson Country Club
- Wilson Eye Associates
- Dr. Jerry & Wanda Woodard
Generous Contributors
- Avarielle Abernathy
- Lori Allred
- Edwin Alvarez
- Miles Anderson
- Joaquin Araujo
- Cooper Ash
- Liesha Bailey
- Macey Bailey
- Arykah Barnes
- Holden Barnes
- Camden Bass
- Lisa Batts
- Michael Bettinger
- Georgia Boulo
- Frank Bradham
- Dianne Brown
- Eartha Butler
- Alex Cabrera
- Hailey Carnes
- Paula Cobb
- Raheem Crawford
- Harley Crowder
- Stacy DeLeon
- Zalaiya Dickerson
- Bryant Douglass
- Ashanti Edmundson
- Alex Estes
- Dania Estrada Nava
- Carli-Rae Evans
- Dr. Christine Fitch
- Laurel Garcia
- Kim Gay
- Michelle Grainger
- Sarah Gaudiano
- Heather Gunn
- Vicky Helm
- Nora Hernandez
- Rebecca High
- Emily Holloway
- Demetrius Ingram
- Beth Jenkins
- Astrid Jiminez
- Leo Jiminez-Vega
- Chloe Johnson
- JB Jones
- Zakarie Jones
- Cassie Lamm
- Mary Lamm
- Susana Linares
- Princess Locus
- Amber Lynch
- Anna Maclaga
- Kristin Mangano
- Tricia Maragh
- Jayden Marrero
- Linda Matthews
- Progress Mazes
- Dayanara Mejia
- Cynthia Miller
- Modern Woodmen-
- Youth Service Club
- Zavon Moore
- Morrison Law Firm
- Lori Mylar
- Aislynn O’Neal
- Truphena Ongeri
- David Pena
- Jaylen Pena
- Gabrielle Pendola
- Sheryl Perez
- Laila Petteway
- Jennifer Polner
- Crystal Proctor
- Nick Roberts
- Anna Russell
- Estrella Salazar
- Hannah Salter
- Bryan Sanchez
- Joshua Sexton
- Hope Shader
- Joni Shelton
- Alyssa Schleicher
- Edgar Solis-Catana
- Joseph Speight
- Anna Steele
- RonNija Sutton
- Chad Terry
- Brittany Tyler
- Katherine Wade
- Peyton Wilson
- Zamire Winters
- Kristy Wisniewski
- Elva Wisniewski
- Mahalia Witter-
- Merithew
- Cameron Wood
- Penny Worrells