Backpack Buddies

The Backpack Buddies program provides weekend food for children in need at Pulaski Elementary. For a variety of reasons, many children in our community have little or nothing to eat on the weekends. Our Backpack Buddies program seeks to meet this need by providing non-perishable food. The food is packed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the church and is delivered to the school to be distributed to the children on Fridays. The food we provide is purchased at Second Harvest and local grocery stores or donated by the congregation.

​Donations Needs:
- Individually packaged pop-top/peel-top fruits and vegetables, snacks, and cereal Boxes- 16 oz or larger jars of peanut butter
- Ritz Crackers (Ritz/Saltine)
Donations can be dropped off at the church office or ordered on Amazon and delivered to the church
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Volunteer Opportunities:
 - Pack bags for children (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)
 - Pick-up food at Second Harvest
 - Deliver food to school or to designated drop-off points (need SUV or truck)
Whitney Peteranetz is the Backpack Buddies Coordinator, contact her with any questions at whitranetz@gmail.com

First Children & Youth Gatherings
Sunday Afternoons
TBD
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Wednesday Afternoons
TBD

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​We want to provide some time for our children and youth to be together in as safe a way as possible, even as we recognize that some will choose to wait. To that end, we will err on the side of extreme caution in doing so, including: smaller numbers, reservations, requiring facemasks for the entirety of our time together (yes even the little ones), handwashing, sanitizing, social distancing inside and, to the best of our ability, outside as well, abbreviated time together, temperature checks, outdoor-oriented activities. The main goal of these gatherings will be fellowship and fun! Contact Will for more information will@savannahfpc.org.