Blessings in a Backpack: Ministry Spotlight
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One morning when Blessings in a Backpack volunteers arrived at the packing rooms at West Riverside Elementary School, they found the walls of the room covered with Thank You notes written by the children who receive bags of nutritional food for the weekend. Each week St. John's volunteers shop, order and pack non-perishable food for about 99 students. They fill each child's backpack with two breakfasts, two proteins, two or more healthy snacks and often a fresh fruit. This food helps ensure that the child it goes home with will have enough to eat over the weekend and will come back to school on Monday with enough energy to learn.
Would you like to join our packing team? New volunteers are always welcome. Contact Joan Burchell for more information.
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