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Company Donates 42 Backpacks to Dunedin Charity

An Oldsmar audio and video marketing company donated 42 children's backpacks to Rob Ditro's Backpack Lady Project last month. It is the Dunedin charity's largest single donation to date.

An Oldsmar audio and video marketing company made the largest single donation to The Backpack Lady Project to date last month.

Spectrio donated 42 backpacks to Rob Ditro's charity. The Dunedin man started it last year to honor his late mother's legacy. 

"As fortunate as we are to be able to feed and clothe our families, and make sure our kids have what they need in school, we know that there are a lot of families that struggle. We are always looking for ways to give back to our community and this was the perfect opportunity," Noah Blankenship, Spectrio national account executive, is quoted in a news release.

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Ditro was overjoyed by the generous Oct. 25 generous donation.

All backpacks donated to The Backpack Lady Project go to local schools.

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