The Brief
- Tampa International Airport is working with Hillsborough County Children’s Services to donate unclaimed luggage to foster children.
- TPA donated 238 unclaimed suitcases, backpacks, strollers and car seats this year to foster children to use when they move to a new home.
- Hillsborough County Children’s Services accepts luggage donations from the public through its Duffels of Dignity program.
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa International Airport is repurposing hundreds of unclaimed luggage items to serve hundreds of local foster children in Hillsborough County.
Tampa airport luggage donation
What we know:
Hundreds of suitcases, backpacks and duffel bags are forgotten or left behind at Tampa International Airport each year. TPA officials say bags may not be picked up from baggage claim, be left around the airport or lost for other reasons.
The airport’s lost and found department holds missing bags for 30 days while attempting to locate owners. While unclaimed items were previously thrown away, airport officials started partnering with Hillsborough County Children’s Services to repurpose the bags.…