Protein (canned chicken, tuna, beans, or peanut butter) Grain (pasta, rice, or loaf of bread) Canned Fruit Canned Vegetable Ready to Eat Items (Beef stew, chili, Ravioli, of a hearty soup) x 2 Snack (granola, cereal bar, or crackers) Fresh produce (when available) Supplemental Product ASHBB encourages community partners and/or schools to add supplemental product to the backpacks for the students. Supplemental items should be approved by the school before being put into the backpacks. Other examples of items that can be included in the backpacks are (but are not limited to) winter hats, gloves, coloring books, crayons, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Media & Marketing Schools and community partners should notify ASHBB of all media requests and media coverage for the Backpack Program. Section 6 Program Support ASHBB’s BackPack program is supported by private foundations, individual donors, civic groups and local businesses. Each year, staff of ASHBB reapply and re-solicit donors for funds to keep the program going. Sometimes ASHBB is successful enough with these fundraising efforts that the program can expand. If your school or organization has a church, business or group in the community that supports you, tell them about the BackPack program and how it benefits your children. Each site’s BackPack Program is an ambassador to the community for the BackPack Program as a whole. If interest in helping/getting involved is expressed, there are many ways they can help. They can donate money to ensure the program has the funds to continue. They can hold food drives to benefit the BackPack program. They can volunteer to assemble BackPack bags. The more BackPack supporters there are, the more successful the program will be overall.
Protein (canned chicken, tuna, beans, or peanut butter) Grain (pasta, rice, or loaf of bread) Canned Fruit Canned Vegetable Ready to Eat Items (Beef stew, chili, Ravioli, of a hearty soup) x 2 Snack (granola, cereal bar, or crackers) Fresh produce (when available) Supplemental Product ASHBB encourages community partners and/or schools to add supplemental product to the backpacks for the students. Supplemental items should be approved by the school before being put into the backpacks. Other examples of items that can be included in the backpacks are (but are not limited to) winter hats, gloves, coloring books, crayons, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Media & Marketing Schools and community partners should notify ASHBB of all media requests and media coverage for the Backpack Program. Section 6 Program Support ASHBB’s BackPack program is supported by private foundations, individual donors, civic groups and local businesses. Each year, staff of ASHBB reapply and re-solicit donors for funds to keep the program going. Sometimes ASHBB is successful enough with these fundraising efforts that the program can expand. If your school or organization has a church, business or group in the community that supports you, tell them about the BackPack program and how it benefits your children. Each site’s BackPack Program is an ambassador to the community for the BackPack Program as a whole. If interest in helping/getting involved is expressed, there are many ways they can help. They can donate money to ensure the program has the funds to continue. They can hold food drives to benefit the BackPack program. They can volunteer to assemble BackPack bags. The more BackPack supporters there are, the more successful the program will be overall.
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