A morning email for busy parents

Your family's day, figured out before breakfast.

One short email each morning with the weather, the calendar, school lunch, what the school and sports teams sent, and an easy dinner idea. Less remembering. More living.

A free, invitation-only pilot for families in Powell, Ohio. Already joined? Sign in.

Don't Forget the Backpack
Today: Wednesday, November 18 ($1 snack cart)
Example
Snack cart day: send $1 with each kid going today.

☀️ Weather

48° / 33° Partly cloudy
34 at drop-off, heavier coats.

📅 Calendar

7:30 AMChorus Family
5:30 PMSoccer practice Family

🍎 School lunch

At school: Maya and Leo
Popcorn Chicken, or Protein Box

🏫 From school and sports

Spirit day: wear school colors.
Field trip form due today.

🍽️ Dinner

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
25 min, one sheet pan, build your own

Everything you'd check, in one place.

It arrives at the time you choose, so the morning starts with a plan instead of six apps and an inbox.

Weather

Today's forecast, plus notes for cold drop-offs and outdoor events.

Calendar

Today's events from the calendars you choose, merged and labeled by whose they are.

School lunch

Who's at school today and what's on the menu.

School news

No-school days, early dismissals, spirit days and forms due, without the fundraising and promos.

Sports

Practice changes, cancellations and registration deadlines from your kids' teams.

Dinner

One easy, kid-friendly idea that fits your evening, with what you'll need.

How it works

Connect Google

Read-only access to your calendars, plus school and sports email if you choose to add it. The app can't send, change or delete anything.

Tell it about your family

Your kids' school days, which calendars count, which senders matter, and what dinners work for you.

Get one email each morning

A short, scannable brief at the time you pick. No app to open and nothing to check.

Built to be trusted with a family's schedule.

Your information is used only to write your morning email.

  • Read-only access to your calendars. Gmail is optional, and only your chosen senders are read.
  • Not sold, not used for ads, and not used to train AI models.
  • Email text isn't kept by this app after the morning run.
  • Delete your data any time by emailing hello@dontforgetthebackpack.com.

Read the privacy policy before you connect, including what Google's permission allows.

This is a small neighborhood pilot.

It's run by a parent in Powell, Ohio, and it's by invitation for now. Google hasn't verified the app, so Google will show a warning when you connect.

Questions? Email hello@dontforgetthebackpack.com.

Less remembering. More living.

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