SOUTH WAYNE — The Warrior Pack Program, a weekend food program for food insecure Black Hawk students, has received a grant from the South Wayne Area Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.  

The grant received will be dedicated solely to acquiring weekend foods and snacks for the classroom, aimed at supporting the nutrition of vulnerable students at Black Hawk. The South Wayne Area Community Fund, known for its contributions to the arts, education, environmental initiatives, health, human services, and the preservation of history, has shown remarkable support for the Warrior Pack Program.

Travis and Tiffany Signer, dedicated educators at Black Hawk, along with Melissa Pickett, a district staff member, all of whom volunteer their time to the project, shared their heartfelt thanks. 

“We are incredibly fortunate that the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin and the South Wayne Area Community Fund share our vision of eliminating hunger among the students of Black Hawk. The generous grant we’ve received is pivotal in our ongoing efforts to support students facing food insecurity,” they remarked.

Currently, the Warrior Pack Program assists 52 students each week by supplying them with healthy, non-perishable food items. The sole expenditure of the Warrior Pack Program is the purchase of food.  During 2023, the initiative distributed 2,186 food packs for weekends to students at Black Hawk.

For more information on how you can support your community through the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, please contact Linda Gebhardt at 608.758.0883, extension 7007, or email at Linda@chsw.org, or visit the Foundation’s website at www.cfsw.org