Blessings in a Backpack

Dear Beagle Middle School Parent,

Does your student qualify for the free or reduced lunch program at school?

If so, your student is eligible to participate in the Blessings in a Backpack program.  For several years, this program has provided bags of food for weekend meals at no cost to hundreds of students in the Grand Ledge area.  A bag of nourishing, kid-friendly food will be placed discretely in their backpack or locker at the end of each week during the school year (except during school breaks).  Examples of some of the food items distributed are: macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, oatmeal, granola bars, apples, and beef ravioli.

If you would like your student to participate in the program, please fill out and sign the form on the reverse side of this letter.  Have your student return it to the Counseling Office.  If you miss this deadline, you can still sign up for the program at any time during the school year. After you send in the completed form, your student will be eligible for the program.  

We do not include peanut products in the bags, but we cannot guarantee that the food we use has been processed in a peanut-free facility.   It is your responsibility to check the bags when they come home for any ingredients or foods that your student should not consume.  

If you register your student for the program, he/she will remain anonymous to the program volunteers.  Your student will be identified with a coded alpha-number from a list provided by the school secretary to the Blessings in a Backpack coordinator.  If you are interested in having your child/ren participate in this program, please contact Mrs. Hernandez in the counseling/student services office for a signup sheet, click the following link