Many children rely on getting breakfast and lunch from school during the week but go hungry on the weekend. Kids shouldn’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. Calvary United Methodist Church helps to feed 20 local children at Mills-Parole Elementary School every weekend during the school year by providing each child with three dinners, two breakfasts, two lunches, two snacks and shelf-stable milk. Each bag costs about $17, which adds up to nearly $14,280 over 42 weekends for 20 students. How wonderful that the Calvary congregation has been able to support such an impactful ministry over the last several years!
Time: Flexible
Location: Calvary Library then deliver to Mills-Parole Elementary School
Contact: Leanne Berget, 443-926-2130, lbergetdesign@gmail.com or Katie Cathell at 410-279-0668, Katie80@gmail.com
Here’s How You Can Help
Your support keeps our Backpack Buddies ministry going strong. We need to collect continuous monetary donations or non-perishable food to ensure children in our community have meals throughout the weekend. Learn more about the ways we can continue to help these kids grow and thrive!
• Donate food or drinks: Non-perishable, shelf-stable meals, snacks and drinks. Please view the full list below.
• Give financially: Contribute directly via personal check made out to Calvary United Methodist Church, with “Backpack Buddies” written on the memo line.
• Volunteer your time: Sign up to help pack or deliver bags by using the button below.
Suggested Shelf Stable Food Donations
· Easy mac & cheese
· Chef Boy-R-Dee microwavable cups
· Barilla or Hormel microwaveable meals
· Prego ready meals
· Vegetables (pop-top lids or microwaveable cups)
· Soup (10 oz. can or microwaveable cup)
· Ramen noodles
· Applesauce (pouches or individual cups)
· Fruit cups or pop-top lids)
· Peanut butter to-go
· Pudding cups (non-refrigerated)
· Raisins of Craisins (individual size)
· Cereal bars (Nutrigrain, Fiber One, etc.)
· Instant oatmeal packets or cups
· Cereal (single serve)
· Belvita breakfast bars
· Tuna fish to-go meal packets
· Chicken to-go meal packets
· Vienna/chicken sausages
· Peanut butter crackers or cheese crackers (individual packages)
· Granola bars
· Shelf-stable milk (individual packages)
· Shelf-stable yogurt such as GoGo Yogurt pouches
· 100% juice boxes/pouches
· Individual snack bags such as Goldfish or popcorn
Together, we can make sure no child goes hungry on the weekends!
