Medway & Millis February 2020

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Medway’s Weekend Backpack
Program Receives Generous
Donation from Local
Businessman
Superintendent Armand
Pires and Director of Wellness
Dr. Ryan Sherman are pleased
to share that Medway’s Weekend
Backpack Program received a
donation last week from a local
businessman.
Paul Yorkis, President of Patriot
Real Estate in Medway, secured
a $1,000 grant from the
Boston Realtors Association to be
awarded to the Medway Village
Church Food Pantry in support
of Medway Schools’ Weekend
Backpack Program. Yorkis decided
to match the grant funds
with a donation from his company,
totaling a $2,000 donation
for Medway’s program.
Medway Village Church
Food Pantry Director Susan
Dietrich and Superintendent
Pires accepted Yorkis’ donation
on behalf of the food pantry
and Medway Public Schools on
Thursday, Jan. 9.
Medway’s Weekend Backpack
Program began at Burke-
Memorial Elementary in 2018.
The program expanded to Mc-
Govern Elementary in October
2019.
Each week, volunteer staff
put drawstring bags full of food
together for the students signed
up for the program. The nurses
at each school then ensure each
student receives a bag before the
end of the school day on Friday
that can be carried home to enjoy
over the weekend. Each bag contains
two breakfast items, milk,
juice and six snacks that students
can eat on their own, like granola
bars and applesauce, as well
as lunch items they can prepare
with an adult, like pasta or rice.
“We’re very thankful to Mr.
Yorkis for his generous donation
to our Weekend Backpack
Program,” Superintendent
Pires said. “This important
initiative allows us to supply
our elementary students with
healthy snacks and meals for
the weekend when they are not
in school, and Mr. Yorkis’ donation
will help ensure that this
program can continue to benefit
our students and families.”
Local businessman Paul Yorkis (middle) presents Superintendent
Armand Pires (left) and Medway Village Church Food Pantry Director
Susan Dietrich with a donation for the district’s Weekend Backpack
Program on Thursday, Jan. 9. (Photo
courtesy Medway Public Schools)
On average, 25 bags of food
are packaged per week for Mc-
Govern students, and another 15
for Burke-Memorial students.
“Last year, we distributed almost
500 bags of food between
late September and early December,
and families have the
option to enroll in the program
throughout the year,” Dietrich
said. “In order to meet this need,
we rely on donations such as this
one from Mr. Yorkis, and we are
incredibly grateful for the continued
support from the community.”
The Weekend Backpack
Program is an extension of the
Medway Village Church Food
Pantry, a private, non-profit
group. The Medway Village
Church Food Pantry is a member
agency of the Greater Boston
Food Bank.
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MEPTO Shamrock
Shuffle 5K March 9th
Get Ready to
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join the Medway
Elementary
Parent Teacher
Organization for
the 9th annual
Shamrock Shuffle
on Saturday,
March 7, 2020 at the Medway
High School. The 5K (3.1
mile) course winds through the
scenic back roads of Medway
and is open to runners and
walkers of all ages and abilities,
including children and
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In order to get a free t-shirt
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