{"id":20669,"date":"2024-08-28T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/?p=20669"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:38:12","slug":"backpack-buddies-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/news-2\/backpack-buddies-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpack Buddies Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dear St. Theresa Families:\u00a0<\/strong><br>This year we will continue to offer each of our students the Backpack Buddies program. This program is designed to provide children and their families with easy to prepare food over the weekends when they do not have access to school meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this support will be helpful to your family, please complete the form below and return it to your child\u2019s teacher. <strong>Your participation is optiona<\/strong>l.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you choose to participate, <\/strong>your child will receive a backpack filled with non-perishable items that your family can use over the weekend. The backpacks will be sent home every Friday and will need to be brought back to school on Monday to be refilled for the following weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the Backpack Program, please contact Ms. Custer at 515-277-0178 ext 101 or email mcuster@stsdsm.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/backpack-Buddies-sign-up-sheet.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of backpack-Buddies-sign-up-sheet.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b0f93759-82d3-4b0e-bffc-b28d0a5a169e\" href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/backpack-Buddies-sign-up-sheet.pdf\">backpack-Buddies-sign-up-sheet<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sainttheresaiowa.org\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/backpack-Buddies-sign-up-sheet.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b0f93759-82d3-4b0e-bffc-b28d0a5a169e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear St. Theresa Families:\u00a0This year we will continue to offer each of our students the Backpack Buddies program. 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