Maynard Backpack Program - Food for Children

08/30/2026

Kids are headed back to school! 🥹🚍

Remind yourself that it takes all of us — parents and drivers working together — to keep our kids SAFE.

We hope you have a great school year! ❤️

08/29/2026

Here is our official Amazon Wishlist! Items are shipped to my house for safe receipt of your donation.

08/19/2026

Hey Maynard, if you see this lovely human out and about (no doubt you already know this), she has such a generous spirit and heart for our community! Thank you, as always, Lindsay Yanklowski, for providing the gear and supplies so that our kids can start their school year off right. And please thank your little helpers!

Packs and supplies will be available for one more day:
Monday, August 24. 9am until noon at
The Maynard Food Pantry,
82 Main Street.
Reminder: this event is for students of Maynard Public Schools.

08/15/2026

Lindsay Yanklowski and her team of volunteers generously donated backpacks of school supplies for Maynard Public Schools elementary students. These are basic supplies like pencils, crayons and markers.

Distribution is Monday, August 17 and Monday, August 24 during Maynard Food Pantry normal hours of 9-12pm. I'm sorry, but no holds.

07/27/2026

Consider helping to support filling backpacks with school supplies. These will be donated to Maynard youth later in August.

Can you help Lindsay meet her goal to support our community?

Her goal is to put together 75 backpacks filled with supplies.

• Target: https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift/maynard-supplies-2026

• Amazon: [https://tinyurl.com/2026-maynard-amazon](https://tinyurl.com/2026-maynard-amazon)

07/26/2026

Hey folks! Tomorrow, July 27th is day 2 of our
**FREE**
CHILDREN'S BOOK DISTRIBUTION
MAYNARD FOOD PANTRY
9am until 12pm
English and Spanish available
Please help spread the word!

07/14/2026

**FREE**
CHILDREN'S BOOK DISTRIBUTION
MAYNARD FOOD PANTRY
Monday, July 20 &
Monday, July 27
9am until 12pm
English and Spanish available
Please help spread the word!

06/17/2026

Have a professional portrait of your companion animal with only a donation of DOG FOOD to Maynard Food Pantry! I'll be there receiving donations.

06/11/2026

2025/2026 is a wrap! This year we assisted roughly 75 children with weekend food.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our program. Your generosity keeps us going.

And an extra special thank you to the team of dedicated women who continue to show up to fight food insecurity:

Aly Severance
Beth Larson Benker
Emaline Knight
Izzy Breen
Janet Neuhauser
Lizza Smith
And Mary Ready Brannelly

Have a relaxing and safe summer!

With love and gratitude,
Kerry Vest Bernard

04/05/2026

Easter and Passover are more special thanks to our dear friend Michelle Rose, Director of Youth Ministries at St John Lutheran Church ELCA. Each year, Michelle and her youth group create wonderful goody bags of toys and treats for our Backpack Program recipients. The bags are always adorable, thoughtful and sure to delight!

Thank you, St John Lutheran Church for your continued love and support! 🩷💚🩷💚