 
Food Bank / LPS BackPack Program
The Food Bank/LPS BackPack Program debuted during the 2004 - 2005
school year
Clinton School, sending home food-filled backpacks on Friday
afternoons with 50 kids.
The 2005-2006 school year had 50 students participating at each of
three schools;
Clinton, Everett, and McPhee.
During the 06-07 School year, we distributed 500 backpacks a
week to our
partner schools. Clinton, Elliott, McPhee, Everett, Hartley, West
Lincoln, Belmont,
and Hawthorne. We have also started a BackPack Program of 10 students
in Milford,
and have a commitment of 25 students next school year in Seward. The
need is great.
Many of our community's children rely on Lincoln Public Schools
lunchroom for their
most nutritious meal of the day. In some cases, the school breakfast
or lunch is the
only meal a child receives. Census figures reveal there are 6,500
children under the
age of 18 living below the poverty line in Lancaster County. This
school year, 4,551
students are participating in the LPS free lunch program. Census
figures reveal there
are 6,500 children under the age of 18 living below the poverty line
in Lancaster
Count. During the 06/07 school year over 4,000 Elementary School
children
participated in the LPS free
lunch program.
The food we use for the Food Bank/LPS BackPack Program consists of
donated
and purchased food, to ensure a consistent supply of peanut butter
and jelly,
concentrated fruit juice, boxes of cereal, of 1 pound package of rice,
macaroni and
cheese, canned fruits , and more.
With the help of the Community Health Endowment, we are supplying
each BackPack
Student with two pieces of fresh fruit weekly, and a voucher for a
gallon of milk
on a monthly basis.
Join the Food Bank and Area Schools in our efforts to feed
hungry children
and their families.
Click here for a printable version
www.klkntv.com/ Check out what
KLKN is saying about the BackPack Program.
Click on the picture below for more information
on the BackPack Extra Mile
Oprah's Big Give, Food Bank
BackPack Program, Union Bank and KLKN Channel 8.
Click the picture to
find out more.
The total community giving of $45,759 for
the BackPack Program,
Thank you KLKN and Union Bank and the Lincoln
Community for your generosity!
Lexus of Lincoln, Performance Jeep Dodge,
Performance Toyota presented a $15,000 check
to the Food Bank for the BackPack Program.
Phones for Food
Click the picture below for a complete list of drop
off sites.
If you want to contribute to the BackPack Program click here.
BackPack Program Wish list:
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18 oz. Grape Jelly
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18
oz. Peanut Butter
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26 oz. Spaghettios
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11.5 oz. Juice concentrate (non frozen or refrigerated)
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14 or 15 oz. boxes of
Cheerios.
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18 oz. cans of Fruit
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1 pound package of Rice
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32 oz. Complete Pancake Mix (just add water)
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24 oz. bottles of Syrup
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6 oz. cans of Tuna
Fish (packed in water)
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7.25 oz. Tuna Helper
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16 oz. cans of Refried Beans
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