OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin – May 28, 2024 – ORBIS® Corporation, an international leader in reusable packaging,
partners with Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County (BIAB) to provide weekend nutrition to Magee Elementary School students who may lack access to nutritious food on weekends.
Magee Elementary School who may lack access to nutritious food on weekends. While students receive meals in the free and reduced lunch programs at school during the week, they often lack resources on Saturdays and Sundays. Lack of nutrition can lead to physical health problems, decreased attention span, decreased IQ and poorer school performance.
This school year, Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter is working to feed more than 3,400 children in 42 schools in the Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Sussex, Hartland Lakeside, Kettle Moraine and Menomonee Falls districts. In Waukesha County alone, more than 11,000 children go hungry on weekends.
ORBIS hopes its sponsorship of Magee Elementary will raise awareness and inspire other businesses and community members to get involved, ultimately decreasing the number of hungry children to zero.
“ORBIS has been working with Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter since 2015, and with our headquarters being in Waukesha County, this cause hits close to home for many of our people.”said Norm Kukuk, president of ORBIS and board member of Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County. “It has been inspiring to see ORBIS employees rally around this cause by donating their time and expertise, and we hope our support can encourage others to give back to their own communities.”
As a leader in the movement to end childhood hunger, Blessings in a Backpack offers many ways to get involved, including partnerships, event sponsorships, corporate employee engagement events and volunteer opportunities to help feed children in our community.
“Corporate partnerships are critical to sustaining the Blessings in a Backpack children’s weekend feeding program.
weekend. When we receive the support of a company like ORBIS, the impact on the community is immense.”
said Susan Reed, managing director of Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County. “The consequences of food insecurity go beyond just a stomach growl. our chapter, make a difference.”
It takes $5 to feed one child for a weekend and $175 for the entire school year. For more information on how you can
to support Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter, visit https://waukesha.blessingsinabackpack.org/.
