Partners in Ministry

Micah’s Backpack Thanks All of Our Partners

School Partners

Blacksburg High School • Blacksburg Middle School • Gilbert Linkous Elementary School • Harding Ave Elementary School • Headstart Preschool • Kipps Elementary School • Margaret Beeks Elementary School • Price’s Fork Elementary School • Valley Interfaith Child Care Center

Academic Partners

BHS Agriculture Department • BHS Beta Club • BHS Culinary Arts Department • BHS Class of 2011 • BHS DECA • BHS Family and Consumer Science • BHS Helping Hands Club • BHS SCO • BMS 8th Grade Civics 2011 and 2012 • GLES PTO • KES PTO

Civic Partners

AARP-Blacksburg • American Culinary Federation-NRV Chapter • American Legion Chapter • Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club • Blacksburg Newcomer’s Club • Blacksburg and Montgomery County Residents • Blacksburg Partnership • Blacksburg Women’s Club • Delta Sigma Theta Alumni Chapter • Gilbert Linkous PTO • Girl Scout Troop 398 • Girl Scout Troop 737 • Hunter’s Lodge #156 • Kipps PTO • Master Gardeners of the NRV • Montgomery-Blacksburg Kiwanis Club • MOPS at Blacksburg Christian Fellowship • MOPS at Blacksburg United Methodist Church • No Name Dames • Operation Santa Claus • RSVP of NRV

Collegiate Partners

AED at VT • Alpha Chi Omega at VT • Alpha Gamma Rho at VT • APO- VT • Baptist Campus Ministries • Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence at VT • Center for Student Engagement with Community Partners • Chemistry Department at VT • Chi Delta Alpha at VT • Dairy Club at VT • DST at VT • Epsilon Sigma Alpha at VT • FarmHouse at VT • The Fitness and Nutrition Club at VT • Honors Residential College at VT • Humphreys Fellows at VT 2012 • Industrial and Systems Engineering at VT • Kappa Delta Rho at VT • Language and Cultural Institute • Latin Link at VT • National Society of Collegiate Scholars at VT • National Society of Minorities in Hospitality at VT • Newman Community at VT • SERVE at VT • Sociological Association at VT • Student Athlete Advisory Committee at VT • Student Dietetic Association at VT • Student Engineer Council at VT • Student Teacher Interns at RU • VT Baseball Team • VT Corp of Cadets Bravo Company • VT Corp of Cadets Foxtrot Company

Corporate Partners

Anderson and Associates • ATK at the Radford Arsenal • Bank of America • BB&T Lighthouse Foundation • Berakah Farm • Feeding America • First Bank and Trust-Christiansburg • Food Lion-Hethwood • J C Martin Inc • JPI a HUBzone Co • Kroger on University City Blvd • Lisa Acciai, Graphic Designer • Moss in the New River Valley • NRV Dental • Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce • Skanska Builders • StellarOne Christiansburg Service Center • Suntrust Bank-Christiansburg • Three Birds Berry Farm • Wall Brothers Dairy Farm • Well Hung Vineyards

Grant Partners

Blacksburg Newcomer’s Club • Blacksburg Presbyterian Church Endowment • Community Foundation of the New River Valley • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Domestic Hunger • Food Lion Charitable Foundation • Private Foundations • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans • Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

Interfaith Partners

Belmont Christian Church • Blacksburg Baptist Church • Blacksburg Christian Church • Blacksburg Christian Fellowship • Blacksburg Jewish Community Center • Blacksburg Jewish Community Center Sunday School Classes • Blacksburg Presbyterian Church • Blacksburg Presbyterian Church Endowment • Blacksburg United Methodist Church • Blacksburg United Methodist Church Women • Blacksburg Young Life • Christ Episcopal Church • Luther Memorial Lutheran Church • Lutheran Men in Mission • The Lutheran Student Movement at VT • MMMM at Blacksburg United Methodist Church • New Life Christian Fellowship • New Mt. Zion Lutheran Church •Northstar • Shiloh Lutheran Church • St. Mary’s Catholic Church • St. Michael Lutheran Church • UUC of the NRV • Virginia Synod (ELCA)