Naranjo ’12 and Ed Bustos Champion Local Students at The Great Big Backpack Build
July 08, 2025
By Jessica Firpi ’11
Denise Naranjo ’12 and Ed Bustos support A Gift for Teaching’s Great Big Backpack Build, helping pack 25,000 backpacks for Central Florida students in need.
In June 2025, Denise Naranjo ’12, director of marketing with A Gift for Teaching, led The Great Big Backpack Build—a massive initiative to pack 25,000 backpacks with supplies for local Orlando students. The event kicked off A Gift for Teaching’s Ready for Back-to-School summer campaign in an impactful way.
Ed Bustos, Rollins assistant vice president of enrollment management and director of international admission, is also a former board member and led a Rollins team to join in this event at the Orange County Convention Center.
A Gift for Teaching serves as Central Florida’s primary provider of free school supplies to teachers for their students who need them most.
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