Profound gratitude from the Backpack Program at Friends of Forgotten Children goes to the following donors: Rotary International and Capitol Sunrise Rotary for their $4,000 matching grant and to Franklin Savings Bank Fund for Community Advancement for their $2,500 grant to bring 37 students in Boscawen into the program and to the N.H. Charitable Foundation for a $2,500 grant from the Hoyt Fund. Thanks for individual support goes to a generous anonymous donor for providing the resources for the year for four children in Salisbury; to local residents for providing support for five students in Webster; to Cedar Mill Group, Inc., NE Accountability LLC and Capitol City Sunrise Rotary for generous donations of $500 or more; to the Hannaford bag program for their support; to Bob and Beth Gabrielli, Stephen and Susan Brown, Wendy Follansbee, Flood Shaheen and Tobin, Andrew and Pamela Roy, Elizabeth Hodgdon, American Legion Auxilary Unit 31, Horace Chase Lodge 72, the Greater Concord Interfaith Council, Dr. Soheila Degieux, Linda Karr, Fran Philippe, Sharon St. Onge, Sean and Stephanie Wheeler, Kathleen Beliveau, Edwina Czajkowski, Marylin & Dewitt Davis, Dorean Kimball and Susan McCormick for their thoughtful donations.
The Backpack Program at Friends of Forgotten Children is nearing the end of its second year of providing needed nutritious food for the weekend for needy children in the Merrimack Valley School District. The program began in March of 2017 with 30 children in Penacook and thanks to these generous grants and donations, children are being serviced in Boscawen, Salisbury and Webster, now totaling 77. Continued support is needed to sustain this program. Donations by check can be made to FOFC with the Back Program on the memo line, 224 Bog Road, Concord, N.H., 03303.
Fran Philippe,
coordinator,
The Backpack Program