Bingham McCutchen donates backpacks to local children

Law firm Bingham McCutchen’s Hartford office recently held a charity initiative, the Backpack Project, to provide homeless and at-risk children with new backpacks filled with supplies for the first day of school. Thanks to the effort in Hartford, 70 backpacks were packed and delivered to the Department of Children and Families. Pictured, from left, are: Hartford volunteers Susan Peterson, Chris Gioscio, Maria Mercaldi, Deb Shemo, and Nina Sousa.