Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown professional Massage Therapists and Reflexologists will offer 10-minute stress-reducing massages for $10 for the public, to help them deal with stress, increase productivity, and improve their health.

The day-long event, is being held in observance of National Massage Therapy Awareness Week, a national program sponsored by the American Therapy Association, the professional association for massage therapists.

All proceeds from the Jamestown massages will go to the Jamestown Community Action, Region Six, Weekend Backpack Program.

The massages will be offered on Thursday October 25, 2012, from 10-a.m., to 4-p.m. at the Jamestown Business Center.

In conjunction with the therapies, Noridian will hold a bake sale from 10-a.m., to 2-p.m., with those proceeds also going to the Backpack program.

The anonymous Weekend Backpack Program ensures that any child can receive a backpack to supplement their diets over the weekend.

Each Friday, children at participating Jamestown schools are provided with backpacks filled with nutritious, non-perishable, easy-open, food items.

The students learn responsibility by bringing the backpacks back to school, to be refilled each week.

In Jamestown participating schools include:  Washington, Roosevelt, and Louis L’Amour Elementary Schools.

Funds and donations are from local churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals, to help sustain the program in individual schools.

Dakota Brands is currently a sponsor and provides bagels each week for the children.

Become a Backpack Buddy, with a $20 donation, which will help fill one child’s backpack for the weekend.

Other ways to support the program are by becoming a volunteer, specific food donations, donation of backpacks, and by helping to spread the word.

For more information contact Community Action, Region Six in Jamestown at 701-252-1821.