SAMMY HAGAR Visits St. Louis Public School Students; Donates Money To Blessings In A Backpack Food Program
November 22, 2008, 15 years ago
The following story is courtesy of Valerie Schremp Hahn from here:
Red Rocker SAMMY HAGAR is in St. Louis this week for two performances at The Pageant, and he also got a standing ovation from a gymful of kids when he appeared at Patrick Henry Elementary in downtown St. Louis.
He was there to put in a good word for Blessings in a Backpack, which helps feed needy children over the weekends, and he’s donating enough money to the program to help feed more than 2,000 students in ten St. Louis Public Schools.
During the week, many poor children eat federally-funded breakfast and lunch at school, but on the weekends, they’re on their own. Though Blessings in a Backpack, every Friday students are given backpacks with meals for the weekend and they bring the backpack in on Monday to be set up for the next weekend.
The group says the program helps students do better in school and gets parents curious and involved.
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(UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
