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COVID-19 intercepted the annual Backpack Blessings benefit pie sale scheduled for the Christmas season.
But that didn’t faze supporters of the program who stepped up to contribute to the …
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COVID-19 intercepted the annual Backpack Blessings benefit pie sale scheduled for the Christmas season.
But that didn’t faze supporters of the program who stepped up to contribute to the Backpack Blessings program through a “virtual pie sale” and associated fundraising.
”We raised about $9,000, which is unheard of,” said Sharon Earhart, president of the Backpack Blessings board. “We attribute most of it to the virtual pie sale, along with our regular donors and response to our website. It was just cool the way people responded.”
The success has literally filled the cupboard to carry on the program through the rest of this school year, she said. But fundraising is ongoing.
“We still need the community assisting us. We apply for every grant that comes up,” Earhart added.
The Backpack Blessings program provides crucial nutrition to elementary school children throughout the school year. Backpacks are filled with basic food and snack items as weekend “care packages” in a program coordinated through a number of local churches and the school district.
The pie sale benefit was started with a booth at the Country Christmas celebration. It was moved to the Presbyterian Church a few years ago “where people could come in and have a cup of coffee and enjoy a piece of pie or purchase a pie,” Earhart said.
— By Dave Bonner
