Renville County Back-the-Pack Program

09/29/2026

🎒 Weekend Meal Options Are Available!

The Renville County Back-the-Pack Program (RCBPP) helps fill the hunger gap by providing free, kid-friendly food for local children to take home for weekends and school breaks when school meals aren’t available.

We want children to receive foods they’ll enjoy and use! Families participating in the program can use our Weekend Meal Options Form to select preferred entrées, cereals, breakfast snacks, breads, crackers, fruit and juices.

📋 Download and complete the attached form, select your preferred items from each category, and return it to your child’s teacher.

Questions about the program or interested in enrolling?

📞 Call/Text Betsy Hennen: (320) 522-4803
📧 [email protected]

Free to participating families. Made possible by the generosity of our Renville County communities.

09/26/2026

Renville County Back-the-Pack Program — Enrollment Is Open!

The Renville County Back-the-Pack Program (RCBPP) provides free weekend meal kits for children who may be facing food insecurity. Our goal is simple: help make sure children have food available when school meals are not.

The program serves participating students Preschool through 8th grade in BOLD, GFW, RCW and BLHS. Enrolled children receive a supply of food at the end of the school week to take home for the weekend.

Need the program for your child? Complete the enrollment form attached to this post and return it to your school office or your child's teacher, or email it to [email protected].

There is no cost to participate, and RCBPP is not associated with the schools' free/reduced lunch programs.

Questions? Visit www.backthepack.org or contact the Renville County Back-the-Pack Program at [email protected].

Please share this post so families throughout Renville County know this resource is available.

One person can make a difference to many children!

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06/30/2026

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06/01/2026

05/20/2026

Breakfast sandwiches are ready for you!! Also breakfast burritos with egg, bacon, cheese and hash browns 😊🥯🍳🌯

03/07/2026

🦁💛 Community Champions in Action! 💛🦁

A big thank you to LaMont Jacobson and the Sacred Heart Mn Lions Club , along with Darla Fuller and the Renville Lions , for helping us pack meals for this week’s delivery! 🎒🥫

They even surprised us with breakfast packs for next week’s kids — what an incredible gesture of generosity.

We are so grateful for your continued support and donations. Because of community partners like you, local children in Renville County head into the weekend with food and hope.

03/05/2026

💛 Thank You, St. Mary’s School! 💛

We are so grateful to the students, families, and staff at St. Mary's School - Bird Island for their incredible support of the Renville County Back-the-Pack Program.

This year’s food drive collected 260 pounds of food — even more than last year! 🥫🎒

Your generosity helps ensure local children in Renville County have meals to take home on the weekends. Thank you for showing what community care truly looks like.

01/19/2026

🥫 Food Drive at St. Mary’s School 🥫
St. Mary's School - Bird Island is proud to sponsor a food drive supporting the Renville County Back-the-Pack Program, helping provide weekend meals for local children.
📅 January 25 – February 1
📍 Drop-off: School Office
🕗 7:45 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 140 S 10th St, Bird Island, MN
Most-needed items include pasta, rice, mac & cheese, fruit cups, oatmeal packets, and more. Every donation stays local and helps kids in Renville County. 💛
Questions?
Contact Stacey Lambrecht at 320-365-3693 ext. 213.