The Vancouver City Council will forgo a weekly meeting in favor of a community picnic, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 at LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park, Northeast Ninth Street and 136th Avenue.
The public is invited to support the Share Backpack Program, which provides backpacks filled with nutritious food to some Clark County students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.
Picnic attendees are encouraged to bring items on the program’s Web page at http://www.sharevancouver.org/Programs/childrens-hunger-initiative, or make a monetary donation to the program.
“This end-of-summer picnic is a great chance for people to gather and talk about important community issues face-to-face with city council members. Folks can come out, have fun and support a good cause,” said Diane McWithey, executive director of Share, according to a city press release.