“We are out of cereal and Ramen Noodles for the backpack children,” says Sarah. I know how much people have contributed; we are grateful, but if anyone in the Army of Good could help us with these two items, the families and the children (and me) would be grateful. Sarah found the best bargains possible from Amazon for both.

The backpack program is a collaboration between the Cambridge Food Pantry and the Central School in Cambridge. With the help of teachers, the school identified children who may be without nutritious or adequate food over the weekends. We pack the backs full of warm dinners, snacks, energy drinks, and food and stuff them in backpacks Thursday morning.

This gives those 67 children warm meals throughout the weekend. Those two items are critical for the children:

Because of the record-breaking number of people coming through the pantry, these two items—staples for the backpacks—are gone; your help would be appreciated.

Cereals.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Breakfast Cereal, 12 Oz. Cereal Box, $1.99.

Life Breakfast Cereal Cinnamon, 13 Oz  Boxes (3 Pack), $8.62.

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Ramen:

Nissin Top Ramen Noodle Soup, Beef, 3 Ounce (Pack of 24), $18.97.

Maruchan Ramen Port, Instant Ramen Noodles, Ready To Eat, 24 Count, $6.00.

Maruchan Ramen Chicken, Instant Ramen Noodles, Ready To Eat Meals, 3 Oz. 24 Count, $6.00.

You can access and browse the Cambridge Amazon Food Pantry anytime, day or night, by clicking on any of the links here or going to the green button “Cambridge food pantry” at the bottom of every blog post. Thank you for helping; you are heroes here. The wish list is updated frequently throughout the day. Everything on it is wanted but either impossible or difficult to find.