For the past seven years, the Airport has provided food for students through the Hawthorne Elementary Schools 'Weekend Backpack Program.' The majority of students at Hawthorne eat breakfast and lunch through the school food program. However, on the weekends, many students go without meals. Every Friday, students take home a backpack filled with easy-prep meals for the weekend. They return on Mondays with their empty backpacks which are refilled again the next Friday. Families have expressed great appreciation for this vital program! With the longer holiday school breaks, the need for meals is even greater.
The Paine Field Airport staff and some of its tenants will have food collection barrels setup in early November around the field.All items should be light to pack for the kids and easy to make. The school packs two days of kid-friendly, single serving food into the backpacks for each child. Tear open or pop top packaging and no cook or heat with water in the microwave types of food are best!