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Dalhart approves $15,000 to keep Snack Pack weekend meal bags running
Summary
Dalhart City Council voted to provide $15,000 from community development/reserve funds to support the Snack Pack for Kids weekend meal program for the remainder of the year after a detailed presentation on program costs and local volunteer involvement.
Dalhart City Council voted to provide $15,000 from community development funds to Snack Pack for Kids to help sustain the program through the remainder of the year.
The award followed a presentation describing how the program assembles weekend food bags for at-risk students and how recent donor shortfalls left the program working toward a cash balance to cover orders. Mr. Burnham, identified in the meeting as a school representative connected to the Snack Pack program, described the program, the typical contents of a bag and the program’s current financial pressures.
Why it matters: Council members said the program serves local children who otherwise might lack weekend…
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