Pensacola, Fl

Pinsacon partners with St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church to help feed needy children attending O.J. SMS Elementary School.

, Pensacon has begun granting passes for its 2021 event, which is scheduled to take place February 26-28 in downtown Pensacola, to donors for the weekend backpacking food program in St. Christopher.

The agreement will award a pair of VIP Experience Passes to a single donor in September, and a pair of Weekend Passes to be passed on to a single donor per month starting in October and continuing through February.

The Weekend Backpack Food Program provides food to more than 75 students in need each week. , Students get a backpack full of food to bring over the weekend. Backpacks are returned on Mondays and repacked during the week, to be re-issued every Friday. All cash and food donations go directly to feeding the children.

A donation of $ 135 could fill one child’s backpack for nine months – the entire school year. Everyone who donates any amount of food or money each month will be entered into the monthly draws. An assembly table will be set up at the church, 3200 N. 12th Ave, on the Memorial Garden courtyard (front, right) during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Additionally, a fund is set up behind the church seven days a week.

For more information about St Christopher’s Episcopal Church and the Weekend Backpack Food program, call 850-433-0074, or visit scpen.org. For more information on Pensacon, visit pensacon.com.

To care for one or more children with food on their back for nine months, write a check to Saint Christopher’s for $ 135 per child, and note that you would like to be a Food Backpacker Sponsor for 2020-2021.

Checks of any amount may be sent to St. Christopher, noting that the donation is intended for Weekend Food for Kids.

Food donations can be left on the collection table on the memorial garden porch or in the box at the back of the church.

Contest entry forms will be available at the point of donation.

The healthy backpacking options for this program include:

Complements the brand’s meals in shelf-stable oval sheets that can be placed in the microwave

Peanut butter (any size or type)

Tuna or tuna snack bags or boxes

Chicken or chicken snack bags or boxes

Standing milk on the shelf

Canned vegetables (low in sodium where possible; high-protein options like beans or dark leafy vegetables are especially appreciated)

Low / sugar-free canned fruits like apple juice, pears or prunes

100% juice in cans

Breakfast bars

Packaged oatmeal products

Peanut butter and / or cheese crackers

Canned meals (protein-rich options such as stews, chili and chicken are especially appreciated)

Fresh apple or small orange

Dried raisins, cranberries and apricots