Local church helps with backpack program
(Local News ~ 11/12/14)
With members looking for a way to serve their community, First United Methodist Church in Marked Tree held a food drive to help with Marked Tree School District's backpack program. Based out of the Arkansas Rice Depot, the backpack program is a statewide idea that provides children with enough easy-to-prepare and nutritious food to last the weekends, while they are not at school. On Fridays, backpacks are sent home with children who have nutritional needs that are not being met on weekends...
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