Thank you for supporting the 2000 students in High Point, Archdale, Trinity and Jamestown
that receive food through the United Way of Greater High Point BackPack program!
Each Backpack contains 2 breakfast meals, 2 lunch meals and a snack to carry students through Saturday and Sunday:
* (2) Breakfast Food Items
* (2) Breakfast Drink Items
* (2) Lunch Food Items
* (2) Lunch Drink Items
* (1) Snack
Keep the following in mind when choosing items to collect:
* Food should be small enough to fit comfortably in a gallon sized ziptop bag
* Canned items should have pop tops
* All foods should be non-perishable
Food choices should be able to reasonable withstand crushing when packed in boxes
Items collected should not include soda, chips or candy
Examples of Backpack food items:
* Breakfast Food: Individual cereal boxes, cereal bars, granola bars, toaster pastries
* Breakfast Drinks: Fruit juice, Shelf-Stable Milk
* Lunch Food: Canned Meats, Soups, Microwavable Pasta, All-In-One Meals, Ramen Noodles, Tuna
Packs
* Lunch Drinks: 8 oz Water, Juice Drinks (Capri Sun, Hi-C, etc.)
* Snacks: Applesauce, Canned Fruit, Fruit Snacks, Crackers