DOWNTOWN BRENHAM COLLECTS OVER 700 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS
The third installment of the annual “PB&Jam” food drive organized by Main Street Brenham and Brenham Next is being called an overwhelming success.
From April 2nd through May 2nd, local businesses and the community rallied to collect approximately 713 pounds of peanut butter and jam to help ensure local children stay fed and supported during the summer months. The donations will go directly to students and families through the Brenham Next JAM Summer Camp program.
In a press release, the City of Brenham says the summer break can disrupt the daily structure provided to children during the school year, including reliable meals. The city says the partnership is “more than just a food drive” and “reflects the heart of the Brenham community and the role local businesses play in supporting local families.”
Kelli Dozier State Farm Insurance sponsored collection boxes throughout downtown for the initiative. Mescalito drove additional support through a successful “round-up at checkout” campaign.
Another key partner helping feed students this summer is Brenham ISD’s Child Nutrition Department, which provides meals for JAM Summer Camp, the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County, and the district’s official Summer Feeding Program. Brenham ISD Child Nutrition is offering free meals-to-go this summer for all ages 18 and under, including non-Brenham ISD students, with one pickup providing ten days of meals for each child.
A complete list of businesses who served as collection locations and community partners can be seen below:
- Anatomy Clothing Boutique
- Ant Street Inn
- Ballad of the Bird Dog/Mescalito
- Brenham Boutique
- Brenham Charcuterie Shop
- Creatively Yours Brenham
- Downtown Art Gallery
- Glamfetti
- Haak Wines
- Lex Tex Rustics
- Libby Louise
- Local Exchange
- Nine Seven Nine
- Pages of Grace
- Puppy Dawgs & Cat Tails
- The Book Nook
- The Canyon Chick
- Tres Chic Boutique
- Uptown Rootz Salon
- Wild Ones Baby Boutique
- Hodde Real Estate
- mas nieve
- Kelli Dozier State Farm Insurance
- Ragged & Rustic
- Webb Printing
The city says the partnership between businesses, organizations and community members “helped turn a simple idea into meaningful support for local children and families this summer.”