Coquitlam Starfish Pack program made the front page of Tri-City Newspaper!
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The Aldergrove Starfish Backpack Program has not only been continued for the 2015/2016 school year – it has been expanded. There are 30 more backpacks than last year and one more school has been added to the program.
The Starfish Pack Backpack Program was created in response to teachers hearing the cry of their students. Teachers were heartbroken to hear their students were coming to class Monday morning hungry, reporting that they had not eaten over the weekend. Sadly, 400 elementary school children have been identified by the Abbotsford School District as being in need of food over the weekend. Now over 300 backpacks are packed with food and are going home with the students over the weekend from 35 different schools.
“400 elementary school children are going without food over the weekend”