The LaPorte Salvation Army is seeking food donations for its new Back Pack program, which provides nutritious food for children from Lincoln Elementary in LaPorte. Each Thursday the SA delivers backpacks full of items for children in need to make sure they have adequate food over the weekend.
The SA is asking the community to consider donating the following food items:
– Canned pasta, 7 ounce; typical brand is Chef Boyardee, but brand not important
– Fruit cups or applesauce cups — 4 ounce each
– 100% fruit juice containers — 4 ounce each (plus or minus)
– Soft protein bars — can be cereal with fruit bars
– Cereal-self-serve bowls, reduced sugar preferred
– Cereal bars with milk, individually packaged, 1 ounce each (plus or minus)
– Soft granola or trail mix bars, preferable low sugar
– Crackers, individual packages, about 1 ounce, such as cheddar cheese, peanut butter or graham.
You can bring these items or cash donations for this project to the Salvation Army of LaPorte at 3240 Monroe St. anytime between 9-12 or 1-4.
The Salvation Army thanks the community once again for your great support!
Jim Fanselow, member of The Maple City Lions
Mar 15. 2013
The Maple City Lions were proud to support this project with a cash donation.
May Moore
Mar 15. 2013
Please all Lincoln Alums pass this on and lets help these kids!!
Mike Kellems
Mar 17. 2013
La Porte is very fortunate to have organizations like the Salvation Army, Jaycees, Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis as well as companies like Howmet/ALCOA and American Licorice that graciously provide much needed supplies for our communities children.
I hope that our citizens that can afford to help will do so willingly and encourage others as well.
Annette from Fish Lake
Mar 18. 2013
What a wonderful program! So many of our kids (it takes a village to raise a child) are in need of what most would consider simple things. The SA has helped my son & I evry year along the way at Christmas & with food, so, if you want to help but financially can’t, remember, we all also have “time, talent, & treasure” to give too! See if you can help the SA with volunteering time on some capacity as thhis is also a way to help those in need! God bless the Salvation Army & all the LaPorte people who take time to donate financially, food wise, and time. It makes our community stronger programs like this, and good people in general!