Backpacks for Berrien

06/07/2026

📬 Greetings from Berrien Springs!

For 11 years, our community has come together to help local students start the school year prepared and confident. We invite you to be part of that tradition at the 11th Annual Stuff a Bus benefiting Backpacks for Berrien.

📅 Friday, July 24
🕓 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Courthouse Square
313 N Cass, Berrien Springs

🎒 Drop off school supplies
💚 Make a monetary donation
🎶 Enjoy live music
🛍️ Visit our vendors (more than last year!)

Whether you bring a backpack, a notebook, a box of crayons, or a donation, every gift helps support students right here in Berrien Springs.

Come spend an evening on the Square, connect with neighbors, and help us continue a community tradition that makes a real difference.

Together, we can Stuff a Bus!

05/05/2026

🚍 BACKPACKS FOR BERRIEN PRESENTS OUR 11TH ANNUAL STUFF A BUS! 🎒

Join us Friday, July 24 from 4–7 PM at Courthouse Square in downtown Berrien Springs for an evening of community, music, food, and giving back.

✅ More vendors than last year
🎶 Live band
🍔 Food trucks
🎒 Drop off school supplies or make a donation

And don’t just drop things off and leave — stick around and enjoy the fun with us! Come check out the vendors, grab some food, listen to live music, and help support students in Berrien Springs.

Every school supply donation helps local kids start the school year prepared and confident.

Let’s come together and STUFF THAT BUS! 💚

05/05/2026

Behind every bag is a child who will have food this weekend.
This is just a fraction of the meals packed each week—ensuring students have 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 4 snacks when school doors close.

05/05/2026

🌼 BIG IMPACT THIS WEEK! 🌼

This week, we provided shelf-stable food to 132 kids right here in our community. 💚

That means 132 kids heading into the weekend with food they can count on—less stress, more stability, and a better chance to just be kids.

We can’t say it enough—thank you to our volunteers, donors, and supporters. You’re the reason this happens every single week. 🙌

We’re proud of what we’re building together in Berrien Springs. One bag of food at a time.

04/18/2026

Our annual Stuff a Bus event is right around the corner, and we are looking for volunteer face painters to add some extra magic to the day. You don’t need to be Picasso—just enthusiastic and ready to help Berrien Springs students kick off the school year with a smile!

• When: July 24th | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Where: Berrien Springs Courthouse Square

Interested? Please send us a DM or email us at [email protected] to sign up. Let’s make this the best Stuff a Bus yet! 🚌🎒

03/29/2026

WE DID IT!! 🎉

Because of this amazing community, we didn’t just hit our goal… we SURPASSED it! 🙌❤️

Over $2,000 raised for Backpacks for Berrien—thank you to everyone who came out, donated, signed the truck, and supported our kids.

This is what Berrien Springs is all about 💪

03/28/2026

🔥 WE ARE ALMOST THERE, BERRIEN! 🔥

We’re up to $1,779 raised for Backpacks for Berrien!! 🙌❤️

That means we’re just $221 away from hitting our $2,000 goal 🎯

Let’s finish this together 💪

🛻 Come out to AJ’s Uptown Bar & Grill
✍️ Sign the truck
🎒 Bring shelf-stable food donations
❤️ Help support local kids right here in Berrien Springs

Every dollar and every donation gets us closer—let’s push this over the finish line TONIGHT!

📍 102 E Ferry St, Berrien Springs
🕓 Starts at 4PM

FinishStrong

03/27/2026

Make your mark in Berrien Springs while making a difference.
Sign the truck at AJ’s with a donation and help feed local students in need.
Every name tells a story—and yours can help change one.

03/27/2026

03/27/2026

🔥 FRIDAY NIGHT – LET’S KEEP IT GOING! 🔥

Last night was awesome—we kicked things off by raising $654 for Backpacks for Berrien!! 🙌❤️

That’s a great start, but we’ve still got work to do to hit our $2,000 goal… and tonight is the perfect night to push it forward 💪

🛻 Come out to AJ’s Uptown Bar & Grill
✍️ Sign the truck
🎒 Support local kids right here in Berrien Springs

👉 We are still collecting shelf-stable food donations!
Every item and every dollar makes a difference.

Let’s build on that $654 and see how far we can take it tonight! Kim

📍 102 E Ferry St, Berrien Springs
🕓 Starts at 4PM