When Kankakee Valley REMC’s staff decided to help students in area elementary schools by filling backpacks with donated supplies, they thought the program’s first year would be a success if they managed to give away 100 filled backpacks. But when all was said and done, they managed to distribute enough backpacks to help 150 kids at seven elementary schools. For the full story visit http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/kankakee-valley-remc-s-backpack-drive-exceeds-expectations/article_f7479908-bfe6-5356-913b-3ba02eddb27d.html.