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Local Starfish Packs part of Provincial Milestone
The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Starfish Pack program recently celebrated its local contributions to the provincial program feeding over 1,200 students in need every weekend during the school year.
The program began seven years ago with a single school in Abbotsford feeding six students. It has now grown to 18 BC communities serving 116 schools across the province. The program has also begun in Washington State with Starfish Packs USA launching the program in Whatcom County. MR/PM Starfish Pack currently delivers 102 backpacks to local elementary schools.
Starfish Packs provides two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners and snacks every Friday for local students who depend on in school breakfast or lunch programs during the week. Each program is run by partnerships between local service clubs, non-profits, businesses, faith groups and individuals. At a cost of $525/child for the school year, all of locally donated dollars stay in the community and 100% of those funds are spent on purchasing food for local children.
Carboot Sale for Starfish Pack Program
We had a wonderful day with our Carboot Sale on June 9 at the Burnett Fellowship Church and the support from the community was amazing. With donations from the event (close to $4900.00) as well as donations that have come in throughout the spring, we were able to give Friends in Need Foodbank a cheque yesterday for $5811.75 for the starfish pak program.
Thank you Lisa for the great coverage the News gave us, it helped to get the word out about the program!
It was a good day and we have already had sellers tell us they are looking forward to next year! We are so pleased to be able to partner with you all on such a worthy cause.
Starfish Backpack Fundraising in May
In early May 2018 David Edgerton ran the Vancouver Marathon to raise money for Starfish Backpack in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows on behalf of St George's Anglican Church. Around $1500 was donated in sponsorship. David completed the run in four and a half hours.
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he Spring Fair was held for the first time on a Sunday this year, following the 10am service. There was great support from church members and the community, and around $1500 was raised in two hours, which was under half the time that David took to compete the marathon! We are grateful to our local Save-on-Foods (240th and Dewdney) and Cobs Bread in Maple Ridge for donating items for the fair.
Combining totals from both events, $3150 was raised.
