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Community Champion: Blessings in a Backpack Fuels Kids in Central Florida schools
Featured, Local Stories March 17, 2023

Community Champion: Blessings in a Backpack Fuels Kids in Central Florida schools

Students across Central Florida are dependent on the generosity of the donors and volunteers that fuel Blessings in a Backpack. And the need grows every day.
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Celebrity Chef Dinner in Louisville Raises More Than $140K to Feed Kids On the Weekends
Featured, Local Stories March 15, 2023

Celebrity Chef Dinner in Louisville Raises More Than $140K to Feed Kids On the Weekends

Louisville's Damaris Phillips, Jackie Joseph, and Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson participated in the event. All funds will go toward providing healthy food for school-aged children in Louisville – some who may
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SWFL nonprofit feeds school children in need, preventing weekend food insecurity
Blessings in the News, Featured, Local Stories February 7, 2023

SWFL nonprofit feeds school children in need, preventing weekend food insecurity

This year, the Blessings in a Backpack Southwest Florida Chapter added four new schools to its program, feeding over 6,700 children in four counties — Lee, Collier, Henry, and Glades.
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Louisville Chef to Host New Series Airing on Food Network; Will Cook at Upcoming Blessings Fundraiser
Featured, Local Stories January 9, 2023

Louisville Chef to Host New Series Airing on Food Network; Will Cook at Upcoming Blessings Fundraiser

Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson is hosting a new Food Network series called "Superchef Grudge Match." In March, he will be featured, alongside two other celebrity chefs, at Pack the Sack, a
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Blessings in a Backpack SWFL Chapter Adds Four Schools to Meal Program
Featured, Local Stories January 9, 2023

Blessings in a Backpack SWFL Chapter Adds Four Schools to Meal Program

The chapter will now be serving 6,500 children every weekend. The expansion comes just in time as the need has grown exponentially since Hurricane Ian.
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Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories January 6, 2023

Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl

Ahead of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the Fighting Irish football team helped fight weekend hunger for hundreds of children in Northeast Florida living with food insecurity.
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Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field January 6, 2023

Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl

Leading up to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the South Carolina football team scored 500 hunger-free weekends for First Coast kids. The event will help hundreds of local children living with
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KeHe Cares Foundation Packs Food for 4,000 Children Nationwide
Featured, Local Stories December 20, 2022

KeHe Cares Foundation Packs Food for 4,000 Children Nationwide

KeHE Cares Foundation hosted packing events and donated healthy, delicious food items to help Blessings in a Backpack feed children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
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KFC and Blessings in a Backpack are Sharing Meals and Spreading Joy This Holiday Season
Featured, Local Stories, Partners December 20, 2022

KFC and Blessings in a Backpack are Sharing Meals and Spreading Joy This Holiday Season

The KFC Sharemobile, a holiday-edition charitable food truck, will be making stops at schools in Chicago, Orlando, and Houston in December to share KFC family meals and special gifts for
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Early Christmas present: Furyk & Friends earns top award from PGA Tour Champions
Featured, Local Stories December 14, 2022

Early Christmas present: Furyk & Friends earns top award from PGA Tour Champions

The tournament gets good news less than 24 hours before its annual Hope for the Holidays event, in which volunteers pack 5,000 food bags for First Coast nonprofit partners, including
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