Pottsgrove MS Club Raises Funds for Hunger

Students Cecilia Olock, Madison Hobson, Teacher Amand Lawless, Charissa Yerger and Isabella Kerlin outside Hill Top Drive-In in Lower Pottsgrove for the Operation Backpack fundraiser.

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by the Pottsgrove School District.

The Pottsgrove Middle School Student Coalition recently held a fundraiser at Hill Top Restaurant to support Operation Backpack.

Student Tommy Boyce.

The Student Coalition Club is in its second year of existence and is organized by teacher, Amanda Lawless and Student Resource Officer, Andrew Milliard. 

The group focuses on concerns among 6th, 7th and 8th-grade students to aid in relationship building and to build a better learning environment.

Operation Backpack assists families by filling a backpack with enough food to feed a family over the course of a weekend. 

The backpack is then brought back on Monday and is distributed on Friday's. 

A number of Pottsgrove teams and clubs have also contributed to supporting this worthwhile program.

The Art of Giving

ArtFusion 19464 is partnering once again with Operation Backpack to host a food drive during November. 

Operation Backpack is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, providing food to students in our community who would go without over the weekend. 

ArtFusion 19464 is located at 254 E. High St.

They work to help homeless and hungry students succeed by addressing the issue of childhood hunger.

Operation Backpack serves alongside individuals and organizations to collect food and materials. 

Volunteers pack these items into backpacks, which are sent out to qualifying students who discretely pick up the backpacks each Friday and return them on Monday. 

The process begins again for the next weekend.

Donations can be dropped off at 254 E. High St. during normal business hours (Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm). A collection box will be at the front of the store until Nov. 25. 

Please check the list for approved items.

Thank you for your help in providing this vital assistance to those in our community.

Here is the list:

• Tuna To-Go 
• Mac & Cheese 
• Spaghettios/Beef Ravioli 
• Vegetable Beef Soup 
• Chicken and dumplings 
• Chicken and Noodle Soup 
• Granola Bars 
• Pop-Tarts 
• Goldfish 
• Water 
• Gatorade 
• Pudding 

All items should be sized for a single individual and ready to eat with no cooking required. 

Items should be easy to open without a can opener. 

Products containing peanuts will not be distributed.