Johns Hopkins Medicine volunteers Elaine Welkie, left, and Selwyn Ray, to her right, fill backpacks with donated school supplies at the O’Donnell Heights Boys and Girls Club. The event was organized by April Holmes, a medication technician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and mother to Wynter Holmes, the smiling 11-year-old at right. Holmes began collecting and giving away school supplies about five years ago.

This year, she invited her co-workers to participate, and the Johns Hopkins Bayview team donated 100 filled backpacks. The event helped more than 350 students start the academic year with pencils, notebooks and enthusiasm. Welkie is a community relations coordinator for Johns Hopkins Bayview, and Ray is director of community relations for the Johns Hopkins Health System. They are joined by Donya Jackson, a summertime Boys and Girls Club employee and a St. Mary’s College of Maryland student.