Monthly Newsletter | January 2020
Fast Facts:

One in seven kids struggle with access to food on the weekends and are at risk of going hungry.

Three million hunger-free weekends provided by Blessings in a Backpack in the year 2019.
December Recap:

We surpassed our Giving Tuesday goal by 25 percent and raised more than $63,000. Thank you to all who donated and made 2019 Giving Tuesday a success.

Vera Bradley presented Blessings in a Backpack with a check for $136,000, wrapping up a campaign that began in August.
What's Ahead:

Feb. 1:
Chicago

Feb. 14:
Nationwide

March 14:
 Louisville, Ky.
Core News:
Good Apples:
8th Annual "Hope for the Holidays" Packs 4,000 Bags of Food

At the 8th annual ‘Hope for the Holidays’ packing event hosted by the Jim and Tabitha Fuyrk Foundation, volunteers packed more than 4,000 bags of food.

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TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Teams Pack Bags of Weekend Food for ...

The teams facing off in this year's TaxSlayer Gator Bowl volunteered with Blessings in a Backpack to feed kids on the weekends in Florida’s First Coast.

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www.blessingsinabackpack.org