Donations Sought for Backpack Student Meal Program in Tipp City 
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TIPP CITY — Tipp Monroe Community Services will continue partnering with Tipp City Schools to provide students with weekend meals through its Backpack Program. The program offers a supply of nutritious, nonperishable food for children during weekends and extended school breaks. It is open to any family in Tipp City Schools, with requests made through each school’s guidance counselor. There is no cost to participate.

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   Each Friday, students enrolled in the program receive a bag containing enough food for two breakfasts, two lunches, six snacks and two dinners.

 

   TMCS collects and bags all donated food items. A representative from the school board office then picks up the bags and ensures they are distributed to participating students before they leave school on Fridays.

Donations are needed to keep the program running. All donated food must be individually wrapped and in single-serving portions.

Items needed include:
• Pringles potato chips (single-serve), Van Camp’s Beanee Weenee, Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies
• Reese’s Puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal bar treats
• Apple & Eve 100% juice variety pack
• Chef Boyardee variety pack (7.5 oz. cans)
• Campbell’s condensed chicken noodle soup
• Capri Sun
• Pop-Tarts
• Welch’s variety pack snacks
• Campbell’s SpaghettiOs
• Chef Boyardee beef ravioli
• Dinty Moore beef stew
• RITZ Original Crackers (18 pack)
• Kellogg’s assorted breakfast cereal (25 pack)
• Welch’s concord grape jelly (plastic jars only)
• Creamy peanut butter (16 oz.)
• Kraft Easy Mac Original Flavor single-serve pouches (18 ct., online only)
• Bumble Bee Snack on the Run chicken salad kits (online only)
• Crackers with peanut butter or cheese, Combos, Libby’s diced carrot cups
• Sun-Maid California Raisins (6 pack)
• Cheese Dip-N-Cracker Sticks snacks

   Any other individually packaged fruits, vegetables, meals or snacks are welcome. Pop-top cans and microwavable meals travel best. TMCS asks donors not to send items in glass containers or bags of potato chips, as they do not hold up well.

   Food and monetary donations may be made by contacting TMCS at 937-667-8631.

   Tipp Monroe Community Services is a local nonprofit organization that provides recreational, educational, cultural and social service programs for residents of Tipp City and Monroe Township. More information is available at tmcomservices.org.