| Backpack 4 Kids: Glenda Alford and Jane Opell are two women on a mission -- to raise money to feed local children who may be going without. This is through the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler. To make a donation to Anderson County Backpack 4 Kids, send check or money order to: Backpack 4 Kids, P.O. Box 6974 Tyler, Texas 75711 and include the account number 1225B. You can view their information through the East Texas Food Bank at the link below |
| During the school year children are provided with a backpack filled with non perishable food items on Friday to provide their meals for the weekend and during the summer months food is distributed in various other ways. They are currently providing food for 75 children in Anderson County with more than 300 on a waiting list. |