Pizza With A Purpose

Partners with Wilson County Schools and

All children ages three through 4th grade are invited to join us as we have dinner together, fellowship, and work on our mission project. Each Wednesday night during Pizza With a Purpose, children will have the opportunity to participate in the BackPack program, in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank. The kids will stuff bags that will be distributed at local elementary schools each Friday to needy children identified by the teachers and guidance counselors. A weekly $3 donation to cover the cost of dinner is appreciated but not necessary to attend.

The mission of the BackPack program is to meet the needs of chronically hungry children by providing them with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on weekends and school vacations when other resources are not available.

Second Harvest BackPack programs are located at schools and after school programs that have a high incidence of children in need and Grace UMC is a partner agency in this program. Each BackPack site distributes a pack of food to each participating child on Fridays. Each BackPack includes small pop top entrees, such as beans and franks and chili, cereal, applesauce, a fruit cup, 100% fruit juice, shelf stable milk, and snacks, such as peanut butter crackers.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to this program, please contact Director of Children's Ministries,

Marlene Ssebulime at marlene@graceumc.net or children@graceumc.net.

Find out more at www.secondharvestnashville.org.