BoCo Backpacks seeking help funding meals for kids

December 14, 2015

by BoCo Backpacks The BoCo Backpack weekend supplemental food program is approaching the half way point for the school year. Due to increased enrollment in Boundary County Schools, the program is now serving a total of 135 students at Naples, Mt. Hall, Valley View and Headstart. Boundary County four day school week means three days when students who qualify for free and reduced meal programs may have little or no food. The weekend food kits, purchased from Second Harvest, include nutritionally balanced ready to eat portions of supplemental food. The cost per student is $6 per week, for seven pounds of food. The BoCo team reached the funding goal of $25,000 for 120 students. With the increased enrollment, there is a need for an additional $3000 to continue serving students at the current level for the remainder of the year. The program is grateful this year for generous support from Inland Northwest Community Foundation Equinox Fund, the Idaho Community Foundation, Church of the Nazarene, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Caring People for Animals, and generous individual donors. All transportation, storage, distribution, and administration are donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. BoCo Backpacks is a community wide volunteer organization, sponsored by the Trinity Lutheran Church 501(c)3. All donations are welcome and may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church/BoCo Backpacks 6784 Cody Bonners Ferry 83805. For more information or to volunteer please contact Shirley Anderson 267-3068.