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Cane River Green Market Hosting Back to School Food Drive 
 Benefits the Natchitoches Parish BackPack Program of the Food Bank of Central Louisiana

Background:

The Cane River Green Market is hosting a back to school food drive during the month of July to benefit the Natchitoches Parish BackPack Program provided by the Food Bank of Central Louisiana. The program, which provides backpacks with food to children experiencing food insecurities on weekends and school vacations, benefits 200 students each week at L.P. Vaughn and Parks Elementary Schools. 

Drop-off Location: 

Donations of food items and new or gently-used back packs can be dropped off at the Cane River Green Market, which is open every Saturday in July from 8:00 a.m. to noon on the downtown riverbank. Donations can also be taken directly to the Green Market office located at City Hall, 700 Second Street.

Requested Items: 

Donated food items should be nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-open food that does not require stove-top cooking. Requested items include, but are not limited to, peanut butter in plastic jars, ramen noodles, canned ravioli, cereal bars, granola bars, single serving fruits and vegetables, and many other items.

For More Information: 

For more information on the food drive sponsored by the Cane River Green Market, call 352-2746 (CRGM) or email greenmarket@natchitochesla.gov.

Monetary donations to support the BackPack Program can also be made directly to the Food Bank. The Food Bank can provide an impoverished child with a backpack full of food every Friday for $135 a school year or $3.75 a week. For more information on donating to the Food Bank to support this and other feeding programs, visit www.fbcenla.org or call (318) 445-2773.