Photos courtesy Lincoln ES staff

On Aug. 27, local company ArtSkills joined forces with Kids In Need Foundation to provide every student at Lincoln Elementary in Bethlehem with a free backpack filled with school supplies. The students at Lincoln were surprised with their new backpacks, which included essentials such as notebooks, pencils, crayons, folders, glue sticks and ArtSkills products. The event is part of Kids In Need Foundation’s School Ready Supply Program. (KINF.org) ArtSkills Inc. is a family-owned company that manufactures hundreds of products in a variety of categories including poster accessories, art and craft supplies, teacher products, and innovative art sets.