Texas A&M senior PG Wade Taylor hosts back to school backpack drive at Boys and Girls Club

Texas A&M senior point guard Wade Taylor IV is a dynamic distributor.

Usually he’s tossing dimes to his teammates on the hardwood. This week, Taylor distributed 120 backpacks, 15 Chick-fil-A gift cards, two tablets, and one laptop to children at the Brazos Valley Boys and Girls Club.

“This is our second annual back to school backpack drive. We did one last year and I think it’s pretty great. We wanted to come back again this year and give the kids something to look forward to,” Taylor told KBTX . “It was a blast. I just want to give back to the community that has made me who I am today. I’m from Dallas but being in College Station is like my second home. Giving these kids something to look forward to and being excited to go back to school is what I want to do.”

The 4 Wade Taylor Foundation is already looking forward to its third annual event next year.

“Seeing the kids smile, that means a lot to me, because I know one day I was going to get free backpacks and stuff like that,” Taylor said Wednesday. “College Station is like my second home. I’m forever an Aggie.

“So long as they let me do it is as long as I’ll be able to do it,”

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