JAYNE FEATHERS began by introducing special friends of the Backpack
program. Scott and Debbie Schneider who own Lafayette Carpet Cleaning have
offered to clean the backpacks to have them in great shape for students next
year. Abbey Mattson, representing University Plaza Hotel received a big thank
you for providing fresh fruit to be sent home with the children. JAYNE also
thanked Food Finders representatives KIM MOTULIAK, Ed Boes and Katy
Bunder for their hard work to make this a success. CHARLOTTE HOWELLS and
BECKY ROBLEDO have two more weeks of packing and distributing packs
before they receive a rest for the summer. Thank you to both of them for a job
well done.
JAYNE then introduced JOHN ELLIOTT, Public Affairs and Media Spokesperson
for Kroger Company Central Division, who talked about Kroger's Role in the
Backpack Program and I n community involvement. JOHN, a member of the
Indianapolis Rotary Club, outlined the 126-year history of the company and said
it is the nation's largest food retailer with $76 Billion in Sales and 4,500 stores.
Each store has a community ambassador program through which $10 Million
were distributed to worthy efforts like ours. Several good questions were asked
by members before time ran out. The backpack program looks forward to
another year partnering with Kroger to provide perishables to the children.
