September 7, 2022 in this issueStacy's Corner Volunteer Registration Now Open Thru End of Year Volunteers Needed Saturday, September 10! Stacy's cornerWhere has the time gone? We have just started our 12th year of Back Pack Blessings and it seems like yesterday. In 2010, we started with 200 students in the 4th grade at Fair Oaks and it took us 4 hours to stage and pack. Today we can stage and pack 600 back packs in less than 2 hours.
We would not be where we are today without our amazing donors! We prayed and put out the call for donations and God provided. We were quickly able to expand to 400 students within the first year and have continued to grow. We now offer a back pack to every student at Fair Oaks, if they would like one. We also give thanks to our unbelievable volunteers. Every week you show up and put your hearts and soul into staging, packing and delivering! Thank you for being His hands and feet and serving His children.
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Back Pack Blessings - Call for Volunteers on September 10!
What does Back Pack Blessings have in relation to a car wash? Well, thanks to Rich’s Car Wash, a 29 unit chain that is expanding in Georgia, Back Pack Blessings was selected as the Volunteer Non-Profit Partner at their new Kennesaw location. Back Pack Blessings was chosen because Rich’s Car Wash partners with non-profits that are child and/or student focused. Here’s where it gets exciting … and requires a bit of help from our volunteers. Rich’s Car Wash will have a Grand Opening at the Kennesaw location (1720 Old 41 Hwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152) on Saturday, September 10, 2022. They will be offering free car washes to the public and simply ask that the drivers make a donation to their non-profit partner. Back Pack Blessings will receive 100% of the donations collected that day! To make this event successful, we are asking for 24 of our faithful volunteers to support this effort by taking a two hour shift during the 8:00 am – 7:30 pm operating hours. Don’t worry, you won’t get wet! Your role will be to hold collection buckets and enthusiastically talk about Back Pack Blessings to the drivers. We will provide Back Pack Blessings shirts to wear as well as brochures to share, yard signs, and banners. To volunteer for one or more of the 2 hour shifts, click on the link below or go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4EA4AA29A4FC1-carwash. June 30, 2022 News Blast |
Back Pack Blessings has delivered almost 135,000 back packs filled with food since 2011! With a track record like that, the leaders of Back Pack Blessings weren't about to let COVID-19 shut down our mission. With prayerful guidance, considerable effort, and the support of loyal donors and volunteers, Back Pack Oaks Pantry. The results have been heart warming as we continue to receive food donations and help families in need! See the pictures below to catch a tiny glimpse of the donations, Food Pantry, and loading operations which became the "new normal" during COVID: |
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Since early March, Back Pack Blessings lost access to the children that we serve at Fair Oaks Elementary, Acworth Elementary, and the Salvation Army's after school program, because schools were closed and no one was allowed on school property. We were very quickly transitioned from serving individual children to assisting in serving families in the Fair Oaks community. This was only made possible by partnering with Mosaic Church(located very close to the school) as well as several agencies. We started collecting food, diapers, and personal hygiene products at the Cagle House. Once again, Mt. Bethel and Back Pack Blessings volunteers rose to the occasion and donated massive amounts of supplies. Each week we deliver those supplies to the Mosaic Church to include in their distribution to families in the area.
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