{"id":517,"date":"2013-04-29T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=517"},"modified":"2013-04-30T20:11:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T20:11:47","slug":"military-partners-make-major-impact-with-massive-beach-bags-food-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/military-partners-make-major-impact-with-massive-beach-bags-food-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Military partners make major impact with massive Beach Bags food drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/934806_384366665012030_140036492_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-518\" alt=\"934806_384366665012030_140036492_n\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/934806_384366665012030_140036492_n-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/934806_384366665012030_140036492_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/934806_384366665012030_140036492_n-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/934806_384366665012030_140036492_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Military partners are an integral part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools through their participation\u00a0in classroom activities, mentorship programs and student support\u00a0groups. But last week, many of the 144 resident commands at JEB Little Creek-Ft. Story took the term \u201cactive duty\u201d to a new level by participating in a food drive to support the VBCPS Beach Bags Program.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by the base chapel and school military liaison officers, more than 1,800 Beach Bags were packed by the nearly 60 volunteers representing the Navy, Army and Marines. Members of the base chapel collected $5,000 prior to the food drive and used the donations to purchase milk, cereal, snack, juice and meal items included in each Beach Bag.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It was enough food to pack two school buses and to support the program for the remainder of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military and school communities in Virginia Beach are so tightly intertwined. Still, I am humbled by the overwhelming support of our servicemen and women for the Beach Bags program,\u201d said Eileen M. Cox, director of communications and community engagement for VBCPS. \u201cThanks to their generosity, hundreds of children will have enough food to eat.\u00a0 This is proof positive that you don\u2019t have to be in combat to be a military hero.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Beach Bags program provides meals and healthy snacks to students who may not have enough to eat over weekends and school breaks. Food drives throughout each school year help VBCPS provide these much needed meals to students. Since the program began in 2010, more than 19,000 bags have been given out to children across the school division. Food drives throughout the year help us provide for this program.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a gallery of photos featuring generous donors and business partners on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VBSchools?ref=hl#!\/media\/set\/?set=a.384366648345365.1073741842.299985226783508&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">VBSchools Facebook <\/a>page!<\/p>\n<p>Did you miss last week\u2019s drive? Don\u2019t worry, the School Administration Building accepts donations each week! Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbschools.com\/ParentConnection\/BeachBags.asp\" target=\"_blank\">vbschools.com <\/a>for more information on the items needed to pack each Beach Bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military partners are an integral part of Virginia Beach City Public Schools through their participation\u00a0in classroom activities, mentorship programs and student support\u00a0groups. 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