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Food Bank's Backpack Program for students celebrates 20 years

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As soon as he got home from school at the end of each week, Elijah Riley would sneak up to his room to tear into the backpack full of food he had been given at school.

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Elijah Riley remembers being a recipient of the Food Bank's Backpack Program when he was in elementary school in Lincoln. 

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Volunteers Devin Flemming (left) and John Sjuts of Lincoln fill bags of food to distribute on Sept. 13 at West Lincoln Elementary. The Backpack Program allows students in need to take backpacks full of food home.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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A Food Bank of Lincoln truck can be seen in front of West Lincoln Elementary to drop off food for Backpack Program on Sept. 13. The program serves students in need in nearly 30 different communities in southeastern Nebraska.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Volunteers Heidi Kadavy (from right), Dustin John, Devin Fleming, John Sjuts, Dan Shoemaker and Kristi Glathar prepare bags of food to distribute to students on Sept. 13 at West Lincoln Elementary. 

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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West Lincoln Elementary students grab bags of food and apples from the Backpack Program.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Elijah Riley remembers being a recipient of the Food Bank's Backpack Program when he was in elementary school in Lincoln. 

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Volunteers Devin Flemming (left) and John Sjuts of Lincoln fill bags of food to distribute on Sept. 13 at West Lincoln Elementary. The Backpack Program allows students in need to take backpacks full of food home.

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Volunteers Heidi Kadavy (from right), Dustin John, Devin Fleming, John Sjuts, Dan Shoemaker and Kristi Glathar prepare bags of food to distribute to students on Sept. 13 at West Lincoln Elementary. 

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A Food Bank of Lincoln truck can be seen in front of West Lincoln Elementary to drop off food for Backpack Program on Sept. 13. The program serves students in need in nearly 30 different communities in southeastern Nebraska.

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West Lincoln Elementary students grab bags of food and apples from the Backpack Program.

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