Sanibel-Captiva Daily

 Blessings in a Backpack, Fundraising, Beachview Golf & Tennis Club, Sanibel Island

Yesterday, Beachview Golf & Tennis Club, held a Blessings in a Backpack event for the Lee County Chapter. This was the FIRST time a Blessings in a Backpack fundraising event was held on Sanibel Island, the event was great, the weather was wonderful and the turnout was excellent! Craig Albert, President of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank and board member for Blessings in a Backpack, played a vital role in bringing such a great cause to our island! When you see Craig, give him a thumbs up for a great job on a great event! Click below to learn more about Blessings in a Backpack!

Blessings in a Backpack is a 501C (3) non-profit organization. This unique program is designed to provide weekend nourishment to children grades K-5 in Title 1 schools who qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Meal Program. The program started within the Jefferson County Schools area in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. Stan Curtis, the program founder, saw a need to help nourish the less fortunate children in our public school system, so that they could learn at the same rate as their classmates. By providing them with food over the weekend, it would increase the odds of educational success. Blessings in a Backpack started with three elementary schools in Kentucky and now serves over 50 schools across the nation.

Food is distributed through a network of volunteers and school officials on Fridays before the children leave for the weekend. The program serves children grades K-5 within Title 1 Elementary Public Schools. All students served are recipients of the national Free and Reduced Meal/Lunch program. Most of our recipients are in a household with a single parent or with parents who are classified as working poor, those individuals who are employed but don’t earn enough to make ends meet.

A donation of $80.00 feeds a child for an entire school year. Contributions are tax-deductible and qualify for a tax credit for food pantries and other food programs. 

For more information, visit the national Blessings in a Backpack website.

239-690-4649

5781 Lee Boulevard
Suite 208-239
Lehigh Acres, Florida 33971
www.blessingsinleeco.org

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