Help Provide 150,000 Bottles of Milk for BC Kids
Every gift this week will be matched by BC’s dairy farmers to provide twice the milk kids count on.
$50 = 100 Bottles of Milk
Milk for BC Kids Starts Here
Right Now, Your Gift Goes Twice as Far
For children facing hunger, milk provides protein, calcium, and nutrition that helps kids learn, grow, and stay focused at school.
But with grocery costs rising, staples like milk can be out of reach for struggling families.
Every Friday, Backpack Buddies helps fill children’s backpacks with nourishing food for the weekend, including milk.
From August 24-30, BC’s dairy farmers are matching donations up to $30,000 to help provide even more milk for children across British Columbia.
And Saputo — Backpack Buddies’ Official Dairy Partner — has already donated the first 70,000 bottles of milk.
Together, we can help make sure children have milk and nourishing food in their backpacks all year long.
“BC’s dairy farmers are proud to stand alongside Backpack Buddies in the great work they’re doing to help tackle food insecurity for kids in our communities. As the Matching Sponsor for the Back-to-School campaign, we want to get milk to more children across BC to help give them the nourishment they need to learn and grow.”
– Casey Pruim, Dairy Farmer and Board Chair,
BC Dairy
“We believe that healthy eating is the foundation for a brighter future. We are excited to support Backpack Buddies in their mission to fight child hunger and ensure every child has the fuel they need to learn, play, and grow.”
– Stéphanie Roy, Senior Manager, Social Impact and Employee Engagement, Saputo
$50 = 100 bottles of milk for BC kids
Psst… If we raise more than our milk goal, additional funds will help Backpack Buddies provide other nourishing food for children — including oatmeal, fresh produce, snacks, and hearty meals.
Backpack Buddies gratefully acknowledges that our work takes place on the traditional and shared lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking peoples – xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim-speaking peoples – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation.
