HELP US FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN!
Join us Monday, November 12th as we gather to support Backpack Blessings, a community-sponsored food program whose passion is feeding hungry students. Tickets are only $25 and include an evening at Bricks & Barrels consisting of fun, food, drinks, games, prizes, and live entertainment. Jim Strawn will emcee our fourth annual event, which will also include door prizes and a live auction. Guests can win an autographed basketball from Bob Huggins, a one-hour party on the WV Mobile Gaming Bus, paddleboard lessons and tour for two from Appalachian Boarding Company, a car wash kit from Federated Auto Parts, a gift certificate for Bricks and Barrels, art from local artists, fragrances from Pink Zebra, a Mary Kay gift bag, two dozen specialty cupcakes, and many other prizes.
Tickets may be purchased online or in-person at Bricks & Barrels at any time up to the start of the event (5 PM). ALL proceeds go directly to Backpack Blessings, feeding hungry children via their community-funded and supported backpack program. Hurry, a limited quantity of tickets are available. Once we’re sold out, we cannot sell more due to space limitations.
About Backpack Blessings
Backpack Blessings, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides food to needy students in the local area. Funded solely through donations and supported through volunteers, the charity provides a backpack of nutritious, kid-friendly food at the end of each week to over 300 students at 8 local schools. For many, this becomes their main source of food outside their school. The group’s goal is to help ease the hunger of children so that they attend school regularly and have better health. Each backpack contains two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, two juices, assorted fruit cups, applesauce, cookies, chips and pudding. When possible, they also provide clothing, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, shoes, boots, school supplies to students. More information regarding Backpack Blessings via their website or their Facebook page.
Give to Backpack Blessings
Can’t attend the event but would like to contribute? No problem. You can donate your cash via their gofundme page. Or, if you’d like to help by volunteering your time and energy, visit their volunteer page for more information. Business sponsorships are also available.
Dropoff locations for monetary, food, and book donations:
- Poca Valley Bank, Clendenin or Elkview
- Special Occasions Floral, Elkview
- Clendenin United Methodist Church on Koontz Avenue, Clendenin