Call for Businesses - Trick or Treat on the Trail Vendors Needed!
CALL FOR BUSINESSES! The City of Gretna is excited to host our 2nd Annual Trick or Treat on the Trail at Lincoln Place Park on Friday, October 18th from 2–4 PM, and we’d love for your business to be part of the fun! Last year we welcomed over 300 attendees, and this year will be even bigger! For just $25, your business can reserve a 10x10 space. Vendor fees help us provide 150 pumpkins and painting supplies for kids to enjoy. What makes it extra fun? Decorate & Compete: Families will vote for the
Gretna Public Schools Foundation Launches Backpack Program to Ensure No Child Goes Hungry on Weekends
Hunger doesn’t take weekends off, and now, neither will we. The Gretna Public Schools (GPS) Foundation is proud to launch the Gretna Backpack Program—a community effort to make sure every Gretna child has food to eat when school isn’t in session. Right now, nearly 737 students in Gretna—about 1 in 10—face food insecurity. For many, the food they receive at school are their most reliable meals. But when Friday afternoon comes, some of these children go home to empty cupboards. By sending home discreet
