Nearly 3,500 backpacks were distributed in San Mateo over the weekend to local students from preschool to college.

The backpack distribution, held Saturday at the San Mateo County Event Center, was presented by Samaritan House, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty in San Mateo County.

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