Backpack Program in Menahga and Sebeka Receives Special $1,000 Donation

Robert and Sandie Nelson are shown presenting the donation to Donna Anderson, SNAP Education Health & Nutrition Program, and Christa Palubicki, Menahga School
Social Worker. (Credit: CHI St. Joseph’s Health)

The Backpack Program in Menahga and Sebeka has received a special donation to help feed students in need on weekends during the school year.

CHI St. Joseph’s Health announced on Friday that a local couple, Robert and Sandie Nelson, made a $1,000 donation to the program, which has backpacks filled with nutritious foods that students can take home on the weekends.

More than 200 students are currently enrolled in the program, a record amount compared to previous years. The bags are assembled by students on Thursdays and then distributed to the enrolled students on Friday to have for the weekend.