Blessings in the News Archives - Blessings in a Backpack

EFCO Finishing Delivers Hunger-Free Weekends to Children in Waukesha

Story from efcofinishing.com. On Saturday, May 20th, Terry Schultz from EFCO Finishing assisted a community service project in Waukesha County, joining the county’s chapter of Blessings in a Backpack. Terry ...

Rotary Club of Chicago Packs 1,000 Bags of #FoodThisFriday

The Roll With Rotary Tour rolled into Chicago in May and, along with volunteers from Rotary District 6450, they packed 1,000 bags of food for children living in Chicago. Watch this video as they countdown the ...

Feeding the Future with Food and Music

The children at Engelhard Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., received an extra 'blessing' in their backpacks — in addition to their weekly food, they took home the gift of music! In partnership with the L...

Waddell Receives ‘Volunteer Educator of the Year’ Award

Story by Jen Zettel , USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Read the story at postcrescent.com RECIPIENT: Marie Waddell, program coordinator for Ferber Elementary School's Blessings in a Backpack program. AWARD...

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Nevitt Elementary Recognized at NFL Annual Meeting and Luncheon

Story via tempeschools.org On March 28, Nevitt’s Assistant Principal Tiffiany Morse was invited to speak about community engagement as part of the National Football League (NFL) Annual Meeting, called the P...

Bobby Nichols Foundation donates $116k to Blessings in a Backpack

Story via PRLog The Bobby Nichols Charity Foundation recently presented $116,000 to Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida to support its mission of making hunger-free weekends a reality for food-insec...

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Gives Back!

As part of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois' 80th anniversary, and to conclude its 80 for 80 Summer of Service, 350 volunteers gathered to pack 5,000 bags of food for Blessings in a Backpack. The food...

‘Backpack Bash’ Raises $20k for Hunger-Free Weekends in Effingham, Ill.

By Amanda Emmerich, co-chair, Blessings in a Backpack Effingham Chapter The Blessings in a Backpack program in Effingham, Ill., recently hosted Backpack Bash 2017—a totally radical 80's themed dinner and...

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Partner Spotlight: Learners Edge

By Joe Cotter, President & CEO of Learners Edge According to the United States Department of Agriculture, approximately 16 million American households with children are food insecure (1) and several stud...

NBA Star Evan Turner Packs Bags at Adler Elementary in Oregon

Photos / Kris Koivisto. Courtesy of nba.com Portland Trail Blazers Star Evan Turner is helping Blessings in a Backpack Feed the Future of Oregon. In March, Turner visited Adler Elementary School where he...