A family of rats trashes a stash of food meant for some hungry South Kitsap kids.
The founder of Backpacks for Kids made the disturbing discovery late last month.
After hearing this rat tale, the South Kitsap community stepped up to replace the meals for the month of December.
But January is coming and the cupboard is once again bare.
They feed a lot of kids with these backpacks of food, about 375 school kids here in South Kitsap County.
As you might guess, that did not matter to a family of rats. They gnawed and crawled their way into First Christian Church and had a field day.
“And they came over here and they had a rave,” she said, laughing. “A smorgasbord everything they ever wanted.”
Tish VanRavenhorst can joke now. But three weeks ago she was horrified. A family of rats had eaten their way through boxes of food stashed in the basement of the First Christian Church for her Backpacks for Kids food program.
“They were nesting in the oatmeal boxes, the ramen,” she said. “They loved the granola bars. They threw around like graffiti.”