Many of the children in our community are food insecure and not sure where their next meal is coming from. While they may receive food at school, the weekends are especially tough for them. The Backpack program provides students with 4 nutritious meals each weekend. The BTG Backpack program focuses on the children at Old Town Elementary. You can impact a child's life with your donation. The weekend meals cost $5 per bag per child. You can support 1 child with weekend meals for $20 for 1 month or for an entire school year (10 months) for $200.
The Christmas Gift Mart is an annual fundraising event for the Backpack Program. Held each December at Old Town Elementary school, this event combines the best of everything Bridging the Gap has to offer. Parents of students in the Backpack program are able to “shop” for their children in a Giftmart filled with donated toys which are offered at very reduced prices, thus giving the parents the opportunity to be the “gift-givers.” It is a great event for building community as volunteers from the church and community and the staff of Old Town Elementary come together to make this event possible. All monies go back into the Backpack program making this a full circle event. It is a great way to show the love of Christ at Christmas.