Pack Horse Library Project

BCT-Bank of Charles Town's "Pack the 'Pack" Campaign Raises $43,000 to Fill 8,600 Backpacks of Local Children with Food

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

With the support of BCT customers, employees, vendors, and local community patrons, a total of $43,000 was raised that will be used to fill 8,600 take-home backpacks with food for local food-insecure school children.

Key Points: 
  • With the support of BCT customers, employees, vendors, and local community patrons, a total of $43,000 was raised that will be used to fill 8,600 take-home backpacks with food for local food-insecure school children.
  • "This effort was initiated at the last minute due to the emergency need of food-insecure children in our markets.
  • Thousands of local children will be fed because we joined together as neighbors in a fight to end food-insecurity in our local communities."
  • These partners will purchase and distribute food to local school children using the funds donated, filling over 8,600 backpacks with food.