ACFB - Feeding the Future Backpack Program
Adds 12th School



Thursday, January 5, 2001:

Stevens Elementary School, Wheat Ridge, became the Arvada Community Food Bank's 12th Backpack school adding 96 students to the weekend-food program.
Wheat Ridge Volunteers at Stevens Elementary
Members of a number of Wheat Ridge Civic, School, and Government communities will be taking the lead each week at Stevens to pack and transport food sacks to each child's home room.

Begun 5 years ago, the Feeding the Future program's enrolment is approaching 1,200 students served weekly. Current schools include: Arvada K-8, Pennington, Stevens, Swanson, Kullerstrand, Foster, Lawrence, Allendale, Thomson, Fitzmorris, Parr, and Peck Elementary Schools.

To help support the Feeding the Future Backpack Program, click to Donate Now.


Below from left to right: Cheryl Brungardt, Milly Nadler, Debbie Hall, Brad Rupert (ACFB Chairman), Jerry Pifer, Herb Ray (ACFB Operations Manager), Randy Weinert ACFB Community Relations Manager) Mary Ross (AFCB Coordinator), Hannah Mullen, Jim Cohen, Ben Lerouy.