Roberta employees participated in their 6th annual BackPack Buddy food drive during the 2021 holiday season. Participation was strong as many members of the Roberta cement plant family donated ready-to-serve food to support this local community organization. 

The BackPack Buddies Program helps provide public school students with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food that they can take home each Friday when other resources are not always available. They also provide family emergency food boxes, hygiene bags, and many other essential items.

The program feeds approximately 1,050 students weekly from August through May of each school year. When school ends, the participants receive provision through the many summer feeding programs offered throughout the county.