As part of this community, we can all have a part in helping those in need. RSU 29 currently has two programs in our area that help ensure our kids don’t go hungry. The backpack program is for K-5th grade. Backpacks are filled with food items and sent home with students each Friday during the school year and the empty backpacks are returned on Monday. Edie’s Cupboard is a free student food pantry for students in 6 – 12th grades. RSU 29’s food supply for these programs is currently very low and they need the community’s help! Donations of non perishable food items are being accepted throughout the month of February and can be dropped off at the Information Desk located in the Lobby at Houlton Regional Hospital. For more information please call Janet Vose at 207-532-2900 ext. 2645 or email [email protected] Thank you for helping to reduce hunger among children in the Houlton area!

ideas for non-perishable foods:

canned tuna
canned chicken
peanut butter
marshmallow fluff
soups
juice boxes
pasta
canned vegetables
canned fruit
pudding cups
cold cereal
raisins
instant oatmeal
graham crackers
granola bars
saltine crackers