2009
Snack Pack Born
JANUARY 2010
First Snack Pack Delivery
OCTOBER 2012
501(C)3 established
May 2013
Moved to new location at Dakota Wesleyan University
OUR HISTORY
Who we are
Our Mission: To put into the hands of children easy to prepare snacks for the weekend when parents are working or there is not food in their homes.
Feeds more than 375 Mitchell elementary students every weekend
Run completely by donations and volunteers
Gives more than $50,000 in food every year
Mitchell's Weekend Snack Pack Program is a group of local volunteers led by Cindy Novachich (program director) that provides nutritious weekend snacks to elementary students who are eligible for the free and reduced school lunch program. The program has been running since 2009 with its first delivery made January 8, 2010.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTOR: Kimberly Powell
PrESIDENT: Fredel Thomas
MEMBERS: Jean Koehler, Christine Mauszycki, Russanne Ellerton, Laura Miller, Frank Skufca, Jim Hauge, Cindy Novachich, Jamie Eldeen