Throughout the months of June and July local Fountain Hills restaurants will be holding a backpack and school supplies drive for foster children in the community.

The first event is happening on Monday, June 25, at Desert Canyon Bar & Grill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free lunch will be provided to those who donate a backpack.

Also those who donate a backpack will be entered into a raffle to win a gift basket. A raffle will be held at each event with one grand basket being raffled off at the last event on July 9.

Other Fountain Hills restaurants who will participate in the fundraiser include HD Asian Bistro, Fountain Hills Food Cart, Fireside Grill, The Hills’ Pizza and Dessert, Senor Taco and Streets of New York.

All of the supplies collected in the “Backpack Challenge” will be given to the Arizona non-profit, VOICES for CASA children, who will distribute the donations to foster children.

The group’s goal for number of backpacks collected in Fountain Hills is 100. The types of school supplies to donate include supplies like glue sticks, loose leaf paper, folders, #2 pencils, pens, rulers and single subject notebooks.