St. Croix Falls Back Pack Program

On Friday, October 28 the St. Croix Falls School District kick off the Backpack Program.  This program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children when other resources are not available.  Backpacks are filled with food, and students bring them home on weekends to help feed their families.  There is no fee charged to be in the program.

Currently, over 68 backpacks are filled on Thursday afternoons and sent home with children the following day.  68 backpacks help feed 273 people.

If anyone is interested in volunteering to fill backpacks with food, contact Michelle Wuellner at 715-483-2688 to be added to the calendar.  Last week, Girl Scout Troop 50398 were very eager to volunteer their time and were given credit for community service to earn badges.

Pictured: (Girl Scout Troop 50398) Paige Wuellner, Alyson Frey, Shelby Cook, Michelle Wuellner, Jaylyn Lammert, Duana Bremer

Also, money donations would be greatly appreciated.  $7.50 will help feed a family for a weekend, $90 will help feed a family for three months, and $270 will help feed a family for the school year.

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls is raising money to provide milk, a much needed item, to the program.  You can donate by clicking the image above (all proceeds will go towards milk coupons) or to receive a Tax Deduction for your Donation, please send a check payable to the Salvation Army & write “SCF Backpack Project” on the memo line.

Financial donations can be sent to:

St. Croix Falls Middle School
c/o Denise Sinclear Todd
740 Maple Drive
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024

Would your company do a matching gift?  This would be a great way to increase your donation!

If you have any questions, call Denise Sinclear Todd at 715-483-2507 (ext. 1204) or Maria Gjovig at ext. 1172.

(1st packing with some of the Backpack Project Committee) Hallie Glenna, Maria Gjovig, Michelle Wuellner, Denise Sinclear Todd, Tawny Christenson,