The Northeast Backpack Lunch Program, which serves needy students at Northeast Portland’s King, Harvey Scott, and Woodlawn schools, is seeking donations to provide families with turkeys and hams for the holidays.

The program, in its fifth year of operation, puts two lunches in the backpacks of needy children every week of the year to ensure they will have something to eat on Saturdays and Sundays. Volunteers have collected donations and packed lunchsacks to provide to children who are on the free or reduced price school lunch program; for some, the weekday school lunch is the only substantial meal they normally receive.

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Later this month, the Backpack Lunch Program hopes to provide each family that is part of the program with a ham or turkey. If you are interested in donating a turkey or ham, or would like to make a cash contribution to cover the cost of a turkey ham, please contact Alan at Fremont United Methodist Church, the sponsoring organization for the program. Donations are tax deductible; the church’s telephone number is 503-284-4647.