Former Dolphins players hand out hundreds of backpacks to military families at United Way of Broward giveaway

The United Way of Broward County is working to ensure the children of local veterans are set for school The organization hosted its annual backpack giveaway in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday afternoon More than backpacks filled with school supplies were handed out All the young recipients were from military families This is so critical for us at United Way to give back to our veteran families stated United Way of Broward County Vice President James Heaton Everything that we can do to improve their quality of life is a huge gain for them so just one less thing that they have to worry about this school year Former Miami Dolphins players were also there to help distribute the bags just in time for the new school year