Wells County Farm Bureau Inc. and the Bluffton office of Farm Credit Mid-America recently partnered to donate $500 each and held a food drive to benefit the backpack program, “Feeding Tomorrow’s Future Today” — weekend food packs for hungry kids in Wells County.

Pictured left to right are Kent Ulmer, 4-H Association vice-president, along with grand-children, Kambree and Marshall Stoller; Gretta Nusbaumer, backpack volunteer; Lindsay Johnson and Ashton Prible, Farm Credit staff and Farm Bureau volunteers; Abby Ramseyer, Jr. Leader Club secretary; and Susan Girod backpack volunteer. (Photo provided)

The backpack program distributes approximately 150 bags of food each week to hungry kids for the weekend and is coordinated by 4-H volunteers with assistance of the Purdue Extension – Wells County Office.  All public schools in the county participate in the program and sign-up is coordinated by the school counselors.  For more information about the program and how to help, contact Gretta Nusbaumer, 765-499-1412 or Susan Girod 260-827-8393.

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