Bands bring music and donations to Butler Backpack Fest
After a brief rain delay the bands came out to play Sunday evening in Pullman Park.
The Butler Backpack Fest used Michelle Krill Memorial Field as a venue, and its admissions raised money for the Butler Weekend Backpack Program.
The Butler Area School District program sends participating children in grades kindergarten through fifth with packaged food in their backpacks to help them stay fed through weekends during the school year.
Some visitors also dropped off nonperishable food items in a designated box nearby.
Destiny Dunbar and Hunter Minteer, both of Butler, came with a group of friends who dropped a grocery bag into the bin.
“Any band that supports the local community, I try to support,” Minteer said.
Dunbar said she was excited to see the bands, particularly Wave Spy, a band that includes Butler County natives.
“We know of a few of the members,” she said.
