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Beacons Fuel the Mind Fill-a-Backpack ProgramFueling the minds of children, one meal at a time!
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How Does The Program Work?
Each week, volunteers fill backpacks with 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks and then deliver them to local schools for the students to take home on the weekend. The students return the empty backpacks to the school the following week, and volunteers pick them up to be refilled for the following weekend.
Each menu is child friendly. An example of some of the items includes cereal, oatmeal, pasta and pasta sauce, bagels, tortillas, a variety of soups, nutella, canned vegetables, fresh fruit, and energy bars.
It costs $495 to fill a backpack for a student for the full school year. 100% of donations go towards purchasing the backpacks and the items for the packs.
COVID-19 Impact
Beacons Furry FUNdation Society's need for Fill-a-Backpack donations has grown in it's founding year of this fund due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re adopting virtual donation options in order to provide a safe experience for all of our donors to continue to be involved in supporting children with their needed nutrition. Our goal is to give children a sense of normalcy and to be on the same footing as their peers by providing them with these necessary fuel for their minds to grow. With school ending so abruptly this past year, creating a solid foundation for the new school year is more important than ever.
Each menu is child friendly. An example of some of the items includes cereal, oatmeal, pasta and pasta sauce, bagels, tortillas, a variety of soups, nutella, canned vegetables, fresh fruit, and energy bars.
It costs $495 to fill a backpack for a student for the full school year. 100% of donations go towards purchasing the backpacks and the items for the packs.
COVID-19 Impact
Beacons Furry FUNdation Society's need for Fill-a-Backpack donations has grown in it's founding year of this fund due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re adopting virtual donation options in order to provide a safe experience for all of our donors to continue to be involved in supporting children with their needed nutrition. Our goal is to give children a sense of normalcy and to be on the same footing as their peers by providing them with these necessary fuel for their minds to grow. With school ending so abruptly this past year, creating a solid foundation for the new school year is more important than ever.
Why We Do What We Do
Children living in low-income families face many challenges and tremendous stigmatization. Many students across the province rely on school breakfast and lunch programs to fill their tummy’s on school days. When it comes to the weekend, they don’t have the food they need to stay energized to learn and fill their minds with knowledge and build dreams. Beacons Fuel-the-Mind was designed to help change that. Starfish provides backpacks with 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks to hungry students each weekend of the school year.
By providing children in need with brand new backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies, Beacons Furry FUNdation Society ensures that children in need can show up to school ready to start the new school year on the same level as their peers and excited to learn.
By providing children in need with brand new backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies, Beacons Furry FUNdation Society ensures that children in need can show up to school ready to start the new school year on the same level as their peers and excited to learn.
How Can You Help?
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Drop Off Locations
Donate
Sponsor
Host a Drive
Volunteer
Interested in bringing Beacons Fuel the Mind Fill-a-Backpack Program to your community? Each of our locations is run independently but follow the same outline. To become a Fuel the Mind location, you will need to partner with a local non-profit organization charity to be able to accept donations, and pay for the food and backpacks. You will also need a group of dedicated volunteers who will collect the backpacks, pack the backpacks and deliver the backpacks all school year. You will also need a volunteer willing to order the food each week. Once these things are in place, please contact us to give you the rest of the details of how to be included on the website and officially get your community program energized!
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