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Loveland, Ohio – The LIFE Food Pantry Back to School Program is in full swing but they could still use some supplies. Would you please consider donating?
• NEW backpacks
• Composition books
• Folders with prongs
• Crayola markers
• Dry erase markers
Thanks for helping us supply our kids with the means to start the school year with a positive direction!
Read more and watch this interview about the Backpack program with all the details about how to help:
by Terri Rogers
On August 19th, The Loveland Initiative continued to push our mission forward to provide educational support and assistance to underserved children and their families. We held our 24th annual backpack program for the 2020-2021 school year providing students with new backpacks filled with school supplies.
Terri Rogers is the Executive Director of the Loveland Initiative
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the backpack program functioned differently this year. We made several changes to ensure that we had a safe program for our donors, partners, and the families we serve.
This year we teamed up with an amazing group, The Care Center at Northstar Community Church. Their mission is to provide CARE for the whole person as we help people remove barriers for success and build the resources needed to get to the next place in life.
Over 180 families received personal hygiene, cleaning supplies, and paper goods at The Care Center, and more than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies provided to kids through The Loveland Initiative via a drive-thru format.
A HUGE thank you to The Care Center for hosting the program and for the use of their facility. A HUGE thank you our donors who collected backpacks, monetary donations and/or supplies. A HUGE thank you to ALL our volunteers, YOU were invaluable! A HUGE thank you to Loveland Magazine for their publicity support. Without the support from our awesome community we could not do what we do.
Once again, thank you for making our 24th annual backpack program an enormous success!!
The Loveland Initiative is a 501(c)(3) registered charity. For more information on The Loveland Initiative, please contact Terri Rogers at trogers7@fuse.net or www.lovelandinitiative.org and our Facebook page.
by Terri Rogers,
On August 16, 2019, The Loveland Initiative, held its 23rd Annual Backpack Program for the 2019/2020 school year. We are so happy to
Thank you for making our 23rd annual backpack program an enormous success!!
announce that, together with our donors and volunteers, The Loveland Initiative sorted, packed and distributed 300 backpacks to help students right here in Loveland, Ohio, get off to a great start for the new school year!! What joy it is for students to personally pick out their own backpacks. You can tell by looking at their smiling faces. They are so proud of what they have chosen. The backpacks they choose from are endless, all donated and collected each year for students returning to school.
Terri Rogers is the Executive Director of The Loveland Initiative
This service is important because (1) we make a positive impact on the lives of children and families in our community, (2) we expanded services to other low-income children within the community. (3) we relieve the financial burden of back-to school-time for families and (4) we help to reduce peer pressure and self-esteem so that students are focusing on learning. It is about generating excitement and joy at the prospect of students returning to school.
Each year, I am amazed at the amount of support that we receive from the Loveland community. A HUGE thank you to EVERYONE who collected supplies and/or backpacks for us. A HUGE thank you to New Hope Baptist Church for hosting us for the fifth year in a row, and for the use of their facility. A SPECIAL thank you to JackRabbit and VIBE Nutrition for serving as a collection spot. A HUGE thank you to ALL our volunteers, YOU were invaluable! A HUGE thank you to Loveland Magazine for their publicity support. Without the support from our awesome community, we could not do what we do.
Thank you for making our 23rd annual backpack program an enormous success!!
