Providing a bag of meals every weekend during the school year for food-insecure children in seven Bedford County schools: Bedford Elementary,
Bedford Primary, Goodview, Huddleston, Moneta, Montvale, and Stewartsville.
Who Packs?
There are no paid employees; it’s all done by volunteers!
Packing is done every Thursday morning by volunteers on a scheduled rotation.
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A volunteer purchasing agent orders the food monthly in bulk usually from BJs in Roanoke . Volunteers help with deliveries and stocking the warehouse where the packing is done in Moneta. See more in “Pictures”.
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Other volunteers manage inventory, stock supplies, and deliver the bags to the schools each week for distribution to the children.
What's in a Bag?
A typical bag’s contents include items for breakfast, lunch or dinner and snacks (six meals). Recently, bread products from a local food bank –Lake Christian Ministries -have been added. Peanut butter is donated by church/civic groups.
How Much Does it Cost per Bag?
Committed to keeping costs at a minimum, food is purchased in bulk, each bag costing approximately $10 week, $40 per month, $360 per year.
How You Can Help
For the remainder of this school year, we are asking for the following food donations:
February—canned vegetables (14.5 oz cans) like corn, green beans
March—canned chicken breast (12.5 oz cans)
April—Chef Boyardee variety (14.5 oz cans)
Specific sizes are important as we cannot pack too many heavy things in the bags (some students are only 5 years old!) These can be dropped off at our packing location 1100 Celebration Avenue, Unit *110 in downtown Moneta, Thursday mornings 8:30-10:30. Or call 540-493-2117.
