Reagan Elementary Backpack Food Program About the program
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Reagan Elementary Backpack Food Program About the program
Reagan Elementary Backpack Food Program “Nourishing the bodies that nourish the minds!” This is a weekly program that runs throughout the school year, including holidays! Your food or cash donations keep us going. About the program Most Needed Food Items • Large and small cans of Spaghettios/Ravioli or similar products (pop-top preferred) • Beanee-weenees / Pork and Beans (pop-top preferred) • Hormel Compleats Kids microwave meals, sandwich makers, or similar kid friendly microwavable meals • Canned tuna/chicken (pop-top cans, packages, or kits) • Kid friendly flavored soup/stew (pop-top preferred) • Small cans of vegetables (pop-top preferred) We need your help! • Cereal (individually boxed servings) The Backpack Program provides kid friendly meals for students in need at Reagan Elementary. Each Friday, children in the program are provided enough food for 6 meals and 4 snacks for the weekend. For some kids, this is the only food they have. This program is run by a small group of volunteers. All food is collected through donations from individuals and groups in the community. Without donations, many of the children in our school district will go hungry on the weekends. • Individual packaged snack items (goldfish, raisins, crackers, pretzels, trail mix, rice cakes, nuts, etc.) • Easy Mac (individual serving mac & cheese) • Microwave popcorn • Peanut butter (plastic jars or individual servings) • Jelly (no glass) • Boxed juice (preferably not soft pouches) *Family oriented foods are also accepted: bags of pinto beans, spaghetti & spaghetti sauce (plastic jars or cans), bags of rice, instant mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese, cans of chili *All food items should be non-perishable, kid friendly, nonrefrigerated, and please, No Glass. How you can help Donate food! Food / monetary donations can be dropped off at Reagan Elementary, or at the Coordinators’ home at 1217 Willowbrook Drive, Cedar Park, TX 78613 If you, or an organization you are part of, would be interested in hosting a food drive for the program, please contact the Coordinators listed below. If you have questions or want to help with the Backpack Food Program in any other way, please email [email protected] or call Toma Miller (512) 517-3466 or Teresa Zunker (512) 917-7707