For the past four years, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has made it a mission to connect with local students before each new school year and provide resources for the kids and their families. This year, Garrett’s annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway was taken to a new level, reaching more than 5,000 local students.
Garrett’s efforts began Sunday morning inside Rocket Arena, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he is a minority owner.
Sunday’s event brought in about 300 local students and their families for a morning of fun. From food and drinks to face painting and music, kids were able to enjoy the morning with a number of fun activities in the atrium of Rocket Arena. As they enjoyed, volunteers—and Garrett and times—were packing backpacks full of school supplies like folders and pencils, as well as other necessities like hats and gloves for the winter months…