Provide food and volunteers for weekend food program for children in food insecure homes Have two Rotarians involved on weekly basis with project Backpack Blessing Mission Statement – To provide a simple solution to a basic need that is not adequately met for many area children — food. To identify students who are food insecure and provide them with kid-friendly food that is distributed discreetly at school at the end of each week. Project Description Backpack Blessing is a fundamentally sound program designed to feed elementary school children who live in food insecure households and have little to no food on the weekends. Volunteers meet at 11:30 each Wednesday and pack the backpacks for distribution on Friday at each school. Empty backpacks are picked up Monday and readied for repacking on the following Wednesday to start the cycle again. The Backpack Blessing program is a simple process with profound results. Every Friday children in food insecure households at Austell and Sanders Elementary schools and Feed My Lambs Tuition Free Low Income Family Preschool get a backpack filled with easy-to-prepare and ready-to-eat food.