When you come to Macaroni Kid's FAMILY FUN FAIR at Adventure Park USA (Sept 16, 10am-1pm) please bring as many boxes of Mac&Cheese as you can to donate to Blessings in a Backpack! This is a fantastic way to help local students who would otherwise be hungry. We'll have a fun prize for the family that brings the most boxes! Everyone loves MACARONI!
Blessings in a Backpack of Frederick provides weekend backpacks of food to local children who depend on the school meals as their primary source of nourishment Monday through Friday. In Frederick County, more than 11,000 children (27% of all students) are fed by the Free And Reduce-priced Meal Program (FARM), free lunch program on school days but, “What do they do on the weekends?” Lunch in school on Friday is often the last full meal many of these children have before returning to school on Monday morning. The food provided by BIAB offers a greater opportunity for these children to return to school on Monday better prepared to participate and learn. BIAB currently serves approximately 2000 Frederick children in 14 local schools. It costs only $100 to feed a single child each weekend for an entire school year and 100% of the money raised is used to feed local Frederick children. The more money we raise, the more children we can feed!
BIAB can only accept food from the following list, and is grateful for your care in making sure cans aren't dented and products aren't outdated.
* Mac & Cheese…(7.25oz) box…NO MICRO CUPS, please
* Cans NOT Cups…Chef Boyardee Ravioli
* Single-serve Instant Oatmeal packets
* Chicken Noodle Soup (old-fashioned, regular size)
* 2 bar/pkg. Oats & Honey Granola Bars…NO peanut or chocolate, please
* Individual CUPS of Fruit, Applesauce or Pudding...NO squeeze packs, please * Canned Corn, Green Beans, or Red Kidney Beans (15oz can)
For more information, www.biabfrederickmd.org
