The Tulip City Basketball teams are bringing back a challenge for players and fans to support others in the community.

Pella and Pella Christian are participating in a challenge to collect food items for the Backpack program at the Pella Community Food Shelf. The Backpack program serves students in Pella and Pella Christian schools by providing snacks and meal options for kids over the weekend.

Those coming to the Pella/PC game at Pella High School tonight are encouraged to bring food items to the game. There will be tables and boxes set up to collect the food from both teams.

Here is the list of food items that are used for the Backpack program:

-Single serving mac and cheese
-Single serving Chef Boyardee meals
-Fruit cups
-Applesauce cups or pouches
-100% Fruit juice boxes
-Single serving snack crackers
-Granola bars