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03/29/2013

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Sarasota News Leader March 29, 2013 Page 105 TEMPLE SINAI WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR ITS 'BACKPACK KIDS' "The BackPack Kids" sounds like a good movie title to attract a family audience. However, it has a special meaning for Temple Sinai's Social Action Committee, along with other area groups working under the auspices of the All Faiths Food Bank. The committee members have figuratively wrapped their arms around a program that provides nutritional support to children from low-income families and children who are homeless. Introduced to the All Faiths Food Bank program in 2011, Betty Liner, Temple Sinai Social Action Committee chairwoman, brought information about this important initiative to the Temple's board of trustees. From then on, donations from members, as well as contri- butions during fundraisers for the BackPack Kids program, have poured in. The Oak Park School, a special facility designed to accommodate the most intellectually, emotionally and physically challenged K-12 students in the Sarasota County Schools, was selected as Temple Sinai's recipient. Realizing these children face obstacles daily that most people could not comprehend, let alone handle, Temple members believed that worrying over food on the weekend should not be part of the youngsters' lives. Temple volunteers pack lunch bags with 3 to 5 pounds of healthful, kid-friendly, nonperishable and easy-to-prepare food, including fresh produce, and send them home with the children weekly. A corps of volunteers from Temple Sinai pack food for low-income and homeless children. Contributed photo

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