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"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me."
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Food for Children in NeedA direct community response to feeding the hungry -
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About
The St. Ignatius Backpack Ministry started in 2014 under the enthusiastic leadership of our beloved Laveral Graf. Due to her passionate belief that no child should go hungry, we as a parish have provided 1000s of backpacks filled with weekend meals for children in our community. It is in Laeral's honor and memory that we press on with this worthy cause!
St. Ignatius Parish has partnered with E. R. Dickson Elementary School to provide food for children in need, and their families, every weekend that school is in session. Currently we serve around 45 families of four weekly.
This effort involves over 85 active volunteers stocking the pantry and meeting to pack and deliver backpacks every week. Food and monetary donations are collected once a month from parishioners at Sunday Mass as well as from the schoolchildren at St. Ignatius Catholic School.
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Ways to Help
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Donate Food
Suggestions: Grits, Oatmeal, Breakfast Bars, Canned Tuna or Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Fruit Snacks, Pudding, Cookies, Beef Stew, Chicken Dumplings, Spaghetti Sauce, Noodles, and Vegetables.
Drop food the basket in the church, or bring it by the Rectory Office.
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Donate Time
Many parishioners are actively involved in packing backpacks once a month on different days and times during the week, or stocking the pantry on Monday mornings after the food collections from the weekends. Please call or email Melinda Seiter at [email protected] to join one of these groups.
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Donate Money
We will gladly accept monetary donations to purchase food for the backpacks.
You can use the handy "green" envelopes, or simply mail a check to: St. Ignatius Parish, 3704 Spring Hill Ave., Mobile, AL 36608. Please note "Backpack Ministry" on your check. You can also give through Faith Direct by clicking here.
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