Recognition for the Backpack program
Senator Jeff Merkley (D, OR) visited Lincoln City on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 to present Pat Robertson and the Backpack Food Program with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Pat is co-founder of the Backpack Program and, with her husband, Roger, continues to support the program as a volunteer today.
Your support of this critical program is appreciated. Click the "Donate" button below, or peruse this website to learn more about our program.
Thank you for your interest!
Pat is co-founder of the Backpack Program and, with her husband, Roger, continues to support the program as a volunteer today.
Your support of this critical program is appreciated. Click the "Donate" button below, or peruse this website to learn more about our program.
Thank you for your interest!
The Backpack Food Program
The backpack program discreetly provides nutritious, child-friendly, easy-to-prepare food to chronically hungry children. The food is distributed in ordinary backpacks students take home over the weekends and out-of-school times.
For students in need, the program:
It also teaches good eating habits, provides good community role models, demonstrates community pride and serves as an effective outreach program.
The Backpack Food Program is part of the not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization Business For Excellence In Youth, based in Lincoln City, Oregon. The group's Federal Tax ID is 31-1731641.
Need information? Care to donate, contribute or just learn more? Email us: info@backpacksforkids.org.
For students in need, the program:
- Provides nutrition
- Eases anxieties
- Reduces absenteeism
- Improves attention span
- Raises academic performance
- Increases self esteem
It also teaches good eating habits, provides good community role models, demonstrates community pride and serves as an effective outreach program.
The Backpack Food Program is part of the not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization Business For Excellence In Youth, based in Lincoln City, Oregon. The group's Federal Tax ID is 31-1731641.
Need information? Care to donate, contribute or just learn more? Email us: info@backpacksforkids.org.
