September 9, 2020 – Millikin University-based Big Blue Backpacks will be holding a press conference on Friday, September 11th at the Dennis Lab School’s Kaleidoscope Campus at 9 a.m. to address food insecurities in the Decatur community. At the event, Big Blue Backpacks will announce its fifth year of providing nourishment to students in need at Dennis Lab School. Members of the organization will share details of their fourth successful year and talk about the support that comes from Decatur Public Schools Foundation and Aldi.
Big Blue Backpacks provides food for students in need at Dennis Lab School with the support of local agencies and private donors in the community. Their organization purchases food items and places them into food bags for nourishment while children are not at the school. Currently, Big Blue Backpacks serves 80 students at Dennis Lab School.
Big Blue Backpacks began providing food bags for students at Dennis Lab School back in 2016.
