BACKPACK PROJECT -Stigler-First UMC

The Choctaw Nation donated $1,000 to Stigler-First UMC to help fill backpacks for school students at risk of hunger. The church packs 34 bags weekly with food and a coloring Bible lesson, which the children take home for weekends. Shown Feb. 11 are, from left, church member Charles Parks, tribal councilman Ron Perry, project leader Flo Conklin, and Pastor Larry Gaston. Photo by Linda Lamb