Kids Backpack Progam

Every Friday, non-perishable food is placed into backpacks for Sumner-Bonney Lake school children who have been identified as in-need.  Kid-Friendly food is provided so that students have food over the weekend so they can come back to school nourished and ready to learn.

Children served in the following schools:  Dieringer Heights Elementary School, Emerald Hills Elementary, Bonney Lake Elementary, Victor Falls Elementary, Liberty Ridge Elementary, Lakeridge Middle School, Mountain View Middle School, and Bonney Lake Senior High

Want to help by donating to the Backpack Program?

Items should be easy to open and eat for kids.  Purchase items that are individual or separately wrapped in larger packaging.  Cans should be pop-top (easy to open). No expired items.  All non-perishable. Suggestions:

Breakfast

• Cereal

• Cereal Bars

• Oatmeal

Lunch

• Soup

• Beans and Franks

• Tuna Fish

Dinner

• Beef Stew, Ravioli, Mac-n-Cheese

• Vegetable or Fruit Cups

Snacks

• Peanut Butter 

• Sleeve of Crackers

• Raisins

• Pudding or Jell-O Cups

• Snack Mixes, Nuts, Granola Bars

• Cookies

Drinks

• Juice Boxes

• Chocolate Milk - non-refrigeration

• White Milk - non-refrigeration

Kids that are not hungry do better in school.  Hungry children struggle academically, have behavioral or emotional issues, more absenteeism, and poorer overall health. 

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