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Featured, Local Stories March 20, 2021

Blessings in a Backpack SWFL Chapter raises $20,000 at inaugural ‘Brews for Blessings’ event

The inaugural ‘Brews for Blessings’ family-fun block party at Millennial Brewing Company in downtown Fort Myers raised $20,000 to support Blessings in a Backpack’s mission of feeding school children on

Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field March 12, 2021

Justin and Kate Rose Help Fuel Central Florida Youth

Justin and Kate have supported Blessings in a Backpack for over a decade helping provide more than 500,000 hunger-free weekends to more than 15,000 children in Central Florida.

Local Stories February 25, 2021

Pro golfer donates millions to end childhood hunger in Central Florida

Thousands of young kids in Central Florida don’t get enough food on the weekends. Justin and Kate Rose have raised and donated millions of dollars in the past to go

Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field February 25, 2021

Pro golfer donates millions to end childhood hunger in Central Florida

Thousands of young kids in Central Florida don’t get enough food on the weekends. Justin and Kate Rose have raised and donated millions of dollars in the past to go

Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field February 11, 2021

The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation donates $1 million to Blessings in a Backpack Orlando Chapter

Professional golfer Justin Rose and his wife, Kate Rose, have announced a $1 million donation to the Blessings in a Backpack Orlando Chapter to help feed elementary school children who

Featured, Local Stories February 5, 2021

Frederick Blessings in a Backpack named a national chapter

Frederick County’s Blessings in a Backpack has been named a national chapter after successfully operating locally for seven years.

Local Stories January 17, 2021

Bills Fans Donate Money to Lamar Jackson’s Charity After Ravens QB’s Injury

Buffalo Bills fans flocked to the Blessings in a Backpack website Saturday night to donate in honor of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who left in the second half of the

Local Stories, Stories from the Field January 17, 2021

Buffalo Bills fans are donating money to Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s Favorite Charity

After Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had to leave Saturday night's game due to concussion protocol, a Bills fan on Reddit shared that he donated $25 to Jackson's favorite charity,

Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field January 9, 2021

The Calipari Foundation donates $75,000 to Blessings in a Backpack

The 20-week Facebook series, titled "Coffee with Cal" and hosted by University of Kentucky coach John Calipari, supported Blessings in a Backpack and other child-focused COVID-19 relief initiatives.