EAST HARTFORD, Conn.–American Eagle Financial Credit Union awarded a $5,000 grant to the New Covenant United Methodist Church (NCUMC) and East Hartford Public Schools Back-Packers Food Program.
The grant was made through the credit union’s Donor Advised Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The Back-Packers Food Program started in 2006 and currently serves about 50 children per week across the 15 public schools in East Hartford. The program is a collaboration among the East Hartford Public Schools, Sodexo Food Service, NCUMC, and Foodshare.
The grant from American Eagle will cover approximately 85% of the cost to purchase food for one year of the program.
At right, from left: Cheryl Ross, branch manager, American Eagle Financial Credit Union; Shirley Harrison, caterer, Sodexo Food Service; Shari Staeb, general manager, Sodexo Food Service; and Vanessa Hernandez Rivera, kitchen manager, Sodexo Food Service.