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September 16, 2020By Ellen G. Krenke
The Snack Pack Blessings program will begin its fifth year by expanding to include all grades in the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, said Georgine Jacobs, the St. Bernard program organizer.
“From the onset, our goal has been to serve all students who would like to have a backpack full of food for the weekend,” Jacobs said. “This is very significant in the eyes of the church members who have volunteered with this program.”
The Middleton Cross Plains weekend food program was started by St. Luke Lutheran Church in 2016. St. Bernard joined that same year and took the name: Snack Pack Blessings.
Today, five churches make up the program along with the school district and the Middleton Education Foundation.
When the program began, St. Bernard served the Elm Lawn and Northside elementary schools.
Last year, the churches also took turns providing weekend meals for Glacier Creek Middle School in Cross Plains.
Starting in March and continuing through the summer months, volunteers continued to provide the weekend meals even while the schools were closed due to the Covid-9 outbreak.
The summer program ended on Aug. 14.
Weekend meals for the new school year will begin Sept. 25.
This year, the school district is asking students to pre-order their meals for the week, including their weekend meals.
Pre-ordering will allow organizers know how many backpacks they will need to provide each week.
Jacobs said she looks forward to serving the older students.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are, you still get hungry on the weekends,” she said.
