Blessings in a Bag is a ministry that is designed to feed needy Miamisburg school children over the weekends. In order to qualify, the children must be receiving free lunches at school. Miamisburg is now serving over 800 students from preschool through high school.
St. James and Parkview serve 5 of the 10 Miamisburg Schools: Mound, Medlar, Chance, Maddux-Lang Preschool and Miamisburg High. This school year, we have 272 participants from these schools.
What We Need
- Ramen
- Chef Boyardee
- veggies
- soup
- peanut butter
- Vienna sausages
- cans of ham, chicken or tuna
- fruit and pudding cups
- cereal bars
- cheese or peanut butter crackers
- juice pouches
- mac and cheese cups
What We Do
- Our group packs the bags bi-weekly, (544 bags)
- Delivers the bags to each of the schools
- Speaks to civic groups
- Works at our BBQ fundraiser
- Inventories all donations each Monday morning for an accurate count of items to be used.
God has commanded us to feed the hungry and give drink to the thirsty and this is what our ministry is all about.
Proverbs 3:6—“In everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you and crown you efforts with success.”
For more information about this ministry, please contact Rae Ann Herman at 937-866-3795 or email [email protected]