What is the Fuel Up "Fill-a-Bag" Project?

In order to provide enough food for the 16-day Winter Break for children who participate in Fuel Up at PHS, we provide a list of shelf-stable items and ask members of the community to shop for those items for a specific child. While people won’t know the child's name, they will know whether they are shopping for a boy or a girl and which grade the child is in. Many of our previous “Fill-A-Bag” sponsors have said that this project is very meaningful for their families, and a great way to begin the season of giving!

How Can I Participate?

• Sign up below by Friday, December 6th to Fill-A-Bag. If you are adopting more than one, please sign up once for each bag you will adopt. So, if you sign up for two bags, your name should be listed 2 times, if 3 bags, then 3 times, etc.
• Our Program Coordinator will then send you an email with all the information you need to start shopping : "Fuel Up number," and grade of the child(ren) whose bag(s) you've "adopted," along with a detailed shopping list of about 30 shelf stable items, and an approximate cost of $60.
• You simply shop for the items on the list, label brown paper grocery bags containing the items on the list with your adoptee's Fuel Up number, and drop them off at Perry Harrison School by 10am on Friday, December 13th. (Please contact the Fuel Up director via email at director@fuelupkids.org if you need to make alternate arrangements.)

May I "Adopt a Bag" in Honor of a Friend, Family Member or co-worker?

Yes, please! We have festive holiday cards available for download here which tell the recipient that they've been given a gift in their honor to Fuel Up at Perry Harrison School. It explains who our program serves and how it works. In addition to receiving a cool alternative gift, all honorees are listed on our website and in our Annual Report. Email our Director at director@fuelupkids.org to arrange a gift in honor of another.