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Timbuk2 and Pop!Tech recently donated 130 messenger bags to Peace Games, an innovative violence prevention program that teaches children the skills they need to create safe schools and communities. The messenger bags include liners that are printed with words of wisdom intended to help their owners be brilliant. We were stoked to receive photos of the bags in action and the following account by Peace Games volunteer, Nick G.

A Day in the Life of a Pop!Tech Timbuk2 Bag: Every Monday, bright and early at 9 am, I volunteer for Peace Games (www.peacegames.org), an innovative program that teaches children to be peacemakers. Using the PopTech! Timbuk2 bag, I can put all my Peace Games materials, school materials and a morning snack in one bag ready to go. I throw it over my shoulder and I’m on my way. Walking across the city in the morning with a backpack can be a pain, but with my Timbuk2 bag moving is easy, and I don’t have to stop along the way to pull things like my cell phone or a snack out. I get to Cathedral Grammar School in Boston’s South End on time, and after teaching a 5th grade Peace Games class about resolving conflicts, I know I’m prepared for my day on campus because I have my laptop, folders, and notebooks in my Timbuk2 bag with extra space available too. Before I leave, I throw in papers my instructor wants me to look over, and hop to a café where I snag a drink and a bagel. In my Timbuk2 bag they go! As my Monday flies by, my Timbuk2 bag remains constantly at my side. After a long day of walking, volunteering with Peace Games, studying in class, and walking back home, my back doesn’t ache and I pack my Timbuk2 bag once again, ready for the next day ahead of me. – Nick G.

Thanks for sharing your story Nick. We expect your Timbuk2 bag will keep loving you until you can’t stand it any more (mine is > 9 years old!). In the meantime, you can see more Pop!Tech Timbuk2 bags in action here.