Backpack Blessings
Backpack blessings is a ministry of Mallard Creek we provide food for low income students to take home each weekend. Mallard Creek started the program in 2015 and partner with University Meadows and Parkside Elementary School to provide food to their students on the free lunch program.
These are children and their families that qualify for free or reduced lunches at school and otherwise would not get much food on the weekends due to their families economic situation.
These bags consist of non perishable foods to help the children during the weekend on average we put 180 bags a month.
This year our Christmas Angel Tree campaign provided 131 children from both schools with gifts.
Get Involved
We meet to fill the backpacks:
Every Thursday 10am – 11am
(when CMS schools are in session)
1 st Floor of Educational Building
Donations
We welcome monetary donations to support the program (payable to Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church and note Backpack Blessings on the memo line) or non-perishable food items such as:
- Grits
- Fruit cups
- Oatmeal
- Canned vegetables
- Peanut Butter
- Canned beans
- Crackers
- Cans of Chicken
- Soups
- Cans of chili and Meats
- Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Os
- Pasta noodles
- Hunt's Pasta Sauce
- Pudding Cups
- Beanie Weenie
- Macaroni & Cheese Boxes
- Fruit Snacks & Fruit Rollups
- Granola Bars
- Small Individual Boxes of Cereal
- Top Ramen noodles
- Rice (1 lb. bags)
- Healthy Snacks
- Packages of Peanut Butter & Cheese Crackers
- Individually pack meals (Hormel etc.)
- Pasta
Plastic and can containers of pasta sauce. (NO GLASS PLEASE). Please note that food should be in small sizes to fit into a backpack. Please leave donations in our church office or the offering basket in sanctuary.