A TAKE HOME MEAL PROGRAM FOR COOPERSVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PACK IT UP COOPERSVILLE
OUR STORY
PACK IT UP started in the heart of a woman who saw the need.
The program was launched in the Spring of 2013. During the last six weeks of the school year, upwards of 48 children received nutritious, take-home meals five days per week.
Fall 2022, Pack It Up meals will go home Monday-Thursday.
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WHAT WE DO
The "PACK IT UP" program grew out of the reality of hunger in our own community, especially concerning the number of children whose last meal of the day is their school lunch. "PACK IT UP" exists as a community endeavor to ensure that all children have access to a nutritious and filling meal to take home every day of the school week.
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WHERE WE'RE AT
10 Years
5 School Buildings and virtual students
194,172 Meals as of June 2023!
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
The delivery of PACK IT UP lunch bags to students at Coopersville Schools will begin on September 11. This fall, Pack It Up meals will go home Monday-Thursday.
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To sign up for your children to receive take-home meals on this date, submit the form on the "Receiving Meals" tab.
If you'd like to help with PACK IT UP,
visit the "How YOU Can Help Page"
to get signed up to help starting on September 11.
PACK IT UP exists as a community endeavor to ensure that all children in the Coopersville Area Public Schools have access to a nutritious and filling meal to take home every school day. Children receive around 700-1000 nutritional calories in each meal.
WHAT GOES INTO A PACK IT UP BAG
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fruit (fresh or fruit cups)
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granola bars
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pudding cups
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raisins (small boxes)
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cookies
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peanut butter (smooth)
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white bread
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fruit snacks
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nuts (sunflower seeds) - small serving sizes
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brown paper bags #4
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sandwich and snack plastic bags
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These items are always welcome donations.
