Tomball UMC

Mission: Backpacks

Because It’s  Our Job 

Did you know that one in five Texas children live in poverty? Did you know that in 2009,  almost 30% of the children in Tomball ISD are    enrolled in free or reduced lunch programs? The numbers are  staggering!   Poverty and hunger are not things that we normally associate with our community, but unfortunately, hunger is a reality for hundreds of children in Tomball.

 Our hope is that through Mission: Backpacks, children in our community will no longer be hungry outside of school hours. By working with TISD schools to identify at risk children, we will send backpacks filled with food home with  children on Friday afternoons. Empty backpacks will return to the school on Mondays, and be  repacked during the week. 

 How Can I Help?

· Food Donations

· Backpack Donations

· Monetary Donations

· Volunteer to deliver and pick up

backpacks

· Volunteer to pack  backpacks

Organize a Food Drive

Here is a complete list of our permanent food donation list:

·        Canned Spaghetti Sauce,

·        Spaghetti noodles,

·        Canned vegetables,

·        Canned fruit,

·        Chili,

·        Chunky soups,

·        Rice a Roni,

·        Zatarain’s family size meals,

·        Peanut butter (in plastic jars),

·        Jelly (in plastic jars),

·        Granola bars,

·        Peanut butter or cheese crackers,

·        Canned tuna fish,

·        Canned chicken,

·        Canned beef stew,

·        Canned Chef Boyardee meals,

·        Macaroni and cheese,

·        And spam

Feeding the Children of Tomball One Backpack at a Time

For Information Contact:

 Summer Schiel

Phone: (281) 351-1249
Fax: (281) 351-5117
E-mail: backpacks@tomballumc.org

1603 Baker Drive
PO Box 1689
Tomball, TX 77377