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Pasta Night at The Chelsea at Sparta
2024-10-23 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Chelsea at Sparta513 Lafayette Road, Sparta NJ 07871 (map)
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Don’t worry about dinner on this night, we’ve got it covered at $10 per plate! To order, call (973) 431-5400 or email mruel@cslal.com by 10/16/24
The amazing folks at The Chelsea at Sparta will be cooking a delicious meal of pasta (your choice of Penne ala Vodka, Cheese Ravioli, or Cavatelli & Broccoli), with a small side salad, garlic knots and a cookie for dessert.
Proceeds will benefit The Weekend Bag Program, Inc. What a great chance to enjoy a home cooked meal (without having to cook at home) WHILE supporting our mission to fight food and hygiene insecurity among students students in Sussex County!

Paint & Sip For A Cause
2024-10-19 19:00 - 22:00
Saturday, October 19, 2024
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
75 NJ-15Lafayette, NJ 07848 (map)
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Get your friends together and snag your tickets today to secure your seats for this fun event! You’ll create a beautiful wooden porch sign (4X6) choosing from over 150 designs. Professional Jen Starr of Paint Fusion Art Events will lead you as you chanel your inner artist. Light refreshments will be available but feel free to bring your own spread and BYOB.

O’Reillys Oktober“feis" to benefit The Weekend Bag Program
2024-10-13 13:00 - 20:00
Sunday, October 13, 2024
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
271 Spring StNewton, NJ 07860, United States of America (map)
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O’Reilly’s Pub in Newton is hosting an Oktober"feis" to benefit The Weekend Bag Program! It will be a day full of live music, games and raffles!
There will be a bin set up for donations of goods, so feel free to bring by any food and hygiene products! Click here for a list of accepted donation items!
Mark your calendars and join us on September 29th from 11am-6pm!!

Stop & Shop Back to School Cram the Trunk w/The Sparta Community Food Pantry
2024-09-29 09:00 - 16:00
Sunday, September 29, 2024
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5 Town Center Drive, Sparta, NJ 07871 United States of America (map)
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As a new school year kicks off this month, The Weekend Bag Program, Inc. is fortunate enough to partner with Stop & Shop to do a "cram the trunk" event.
Stop by to purchase items to donate, make monetary donations, or simply to learn more about the program. Go to the donations page to see a list of accepted donation items.
This is a collaboration effort with The Sparta Community Food Pantry. Both The Weekend Bag Program, Inc and The Sparta Community Food Pantry will be collecting items at this event. This is a great opportunity to support TWO local programs that fight food insufficiency in our county!

Sussex County Day 2024
2024-09-15 12:00 - 16:00
Sunday, September 15, 2024
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sussex County Fairgrounds 37 Plains Road Augusta, NJ 07822 United States (map)
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Come See Us at Sussex County Day! Admission is free and it is sure to be a great day with so many great businesses, local crafters and all that makes our county a great place to live and visit. Come visit our booth to learn more about our organization, play games, and enter our raffle! If you’d like to volunteer to help man the table, sign up here.

Donation Drive at Ivy Rehab
2024-08-12 00:00 - 2024-08-24 23:30
Monday, August 12, 2024, 12:00 AM - Saturday, August 24, 2024, 11:55 PM
80 Mill StreetNewton, NJ 07860 (map)
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Our amazing friends at Ivy Rehab in Newton will be hosting a donation drive for The Weekend Bag Program, Inc from Aug 12th to Aug 24th. Please feel free to drop off donations at their Newton location (80 Mill Street, Newton, 07860) during business hours in the main lobby. No glass containers, please! Some items being collected are:

Hygiene products (i.e., body wash/soap,
shampoo/conditioner, toilet paper, deodorant,
toothpaste, laundry soap)
Boxed and canned pasta (i.e., Chef Boyardee,
pasta sauces
Canned veggies, tuna, chicken
Ramen Noodles
Cereal/oatmeal
Snack items (i.e., granola bars, chips, crackers, fruit cups,)
Beverages (i.e., water, juice boxes/pouches)

NJ State Fair
2024-08-09 12:00 - 22:00
Friday, August 9, 2024
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sussex County Fairgrounds37 Plains Road, Frankford, NJ, 07822 United States (map)
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We are honored to be the Non-Profit Highlight for Friday, August 9th at the NJ State Fair, from 12 pm to 10pm! We would love for you to visit us at the Commercial Building. And when you purchase your admission ticket, you’ll have the option to donate an extra $1 to help our mission to end juvenile food and hygiene insecurity.

If you’d like to volunteer to man The Weekend Bag Program table at the fair, sign up here!

Pampered Chef Online Fundraiser
2024-08-01 00:00 - 2024-08-31 23:30
Thursday, August 1, 2024, 12:00 AM - Saturday, August 31, 2024, 11:55 PM
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Pampered Chef is a company that offers high quality kitchen tools and pantry items like sauces, rubs, and seasonings. This month Pampered Chef fundraiser recipients will receive DOUBLE donations from fundraiser sales. The Weekend Bag Program, Inc. will receive 20-30% of sales (depending on the total sales placed in the fundraiser).
Click this link to to join our fundraiser party on Pampered Chef’s digital party platform, Table. See product demos and information, explore the interactive kitchen, tune in to live cooking demos, and play some games.
If you already know what you want, and just want to place your order, you can use this shopping link.

The Weekend Bag Program Fundraiser Event: The Miners vs. The Boulders
2024-07-13 18:30 - 22:30
Saturday, July 13, 2024
6:35 PM - 10:35 PM
Skylands Stadium94 Championship Place, Augusta, NJ 07822 United States (map)
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Come join us at The Miners Game on July 13th at 6:35pm at Skylands Stadium! Fireworks following game.

To get tickets, contact theweekendbagprogram@gmail.com or give us a call at 833-KIDSBAG.
Arrive 5-10 minutes early to pick up your tickets at The Weekend Bag table in the front of Skylands Stadium— you’ll see our banner!
For every ticket you purchase, you’ll receive a chance to win a summer fun basket!
A portion of the ticket sales will be donated back to The Weekend Bag Program.
