Washington and Lee University
The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee (CKWL) began the Weekend Backpack Snack Program in 2009. Our intent is to diminish the meal gap that students eligible for free or reduced lunch experience on weekends. These students receive breakfast and lunch five days a week, but the concern is that they may go hungry over the weekend. Backpacks are filled with at least seven items at CKWL by volunteers and delivered to the school on Thursday afternoons. Student participants take their backpacks home with them, and return them empty to the school on Monday. The backpacks are returned to the Campus Kitchen and the cycle repeats.
The Backpack Packing Volunteer Shift is scheduled on Wednesday afternoons for 4pm. If your group is interested in covering an open week please email Jenny Davidson to sign up. We are flexible with our start times so please make a request if the time is your only obstacle to volunteering.
January 9: OPEN
January 23: OPEN
January 30: Covered (3:30pm)
February 6: Covered (7pm)
February 13: Covered (5:30pm)
February 20: Covered (4pm)
February 27: Covered (7pm)
March 6: Covered (4pm)
March 13: Covered (5:30pm)
March 20: Covered (6pm)
April 10: Covered (6pm)
April 17: Covered (5:30pm)
April 24: Covered
May 1: OPEN
May 8: OPEN
May 15: Covered (5:30pm)
