More than 3 million hunger-free weekends last year!

Monthly Newsletter | July 2022

Fast Facts:

More than 42 million people in the U.S., including 13 million children, are food insecure. That means they lack consistent access to enough food to live an active, healthy life.

Many families who experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and rely on food banks and programs like Blessings in a Backpack.

Who will feed the kids this weekend? Why not you?

Click here to donate.

Free Gift With Donation:

Vera Bradley is helping feed the kids this weekend (and you can too!)

Get an exclusive Vera Bradley Backpack Bag Charm FREE with your donation of $10 or more to Blessings in a Backpack — while supplies last!

Click here to donate via the Vera Bradley website and receive your free gift.

Upcoming Events:

August 15

Louisville, Kentucky

Golf Scramble

October 7

Mather, California

Swing To End Hunger Charity Golf Tournament

October 10

Chicago

Golf and Tennis Classic

October 13

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Bridge The Gap Gala

Core News:

As we prepare for the upcoming school year by shopping for new supplies — and yes, at Blessings in a Backpack, that shopping list is full of food! — we reflect on the impact we made together during the 2021–2022 school year.

As more and more kids and families experienced food insecurity because of rising food costs and inflation, we continued to feed kids because of you. With your support, we provided more than 3 million hunger-free weekends (or bags of food) for kids nationwide last year.

Thousands of volunteers, community partners, students, families, best friends, athletes, and donors went above and beyond to feed the kids who need us most. We tell their stories in this year's Impact Report. So sit back, grab a glass of lemonade, and check out the impact (report) we made together this year!

Read Our Impact Report

Good Apples:

Timbers and Thorns FC Players Volunteer in Northwest Oregon

Stand Together Week offers service activities for Timbers and Thorns players to participate in in the Portland metro area. This year, they volunteered with Blessings in a Backpack to pack kid-friendly, healthy food for local kids.

Read more
www.blessingsinabackpack.org

Sysco's Volunteer Challenge Feeds Kids Across North Florida

The North Florida Region has taken Sysco's Volunteer Challenge to heart and made a lasting impact to ensure school-aged children in their communities don't go hungry over the summer.

Read more
www.blessingsinabackpack.org

Name Bubbles Makes Sure Kids are Fed and Healthy

Name Bubbles will be giving Blessings in a Backpack $1 for every School Labels Pack purchased this back-to-school season. Their goal is to give a minimum gift of $10,000 to help provide meals for children who may not have food on the weekends.

Read more
www.blessingsinabackpack.org

Donate Today and Multiply Your Impact!

Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter is only 10% away from reaching its fundraising goal of $3,000 to qualify for a grant from the USA TODAY NETWORK and Gannett Foundation. The chapter serves 35 program locations in the Waukesha, Sussex, Oconomowoc, Hartland-Lakeside, and Kettle Moraine school districts.

Click here to help reach the goal!

Thank You to Our Donors:

Reflects giving from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022:

$100,000 and Up

$50,000 to $74,999

Jim and Tabitha Furyk Foundation, Inc.

Knorr Foods

New Albany Floyd County Education Foundation, Inc.

$25,000 to $49,999

Albertsons Companies Foundation

Clark Family Foundation, Inc.

Scott Fischer Charities, Inc.

Florida Blue Foundation

Meyer Oil Co.

Oosthuizen Family Foundation

Protiviti, Inc.

Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC

Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund

$15,000 to $24,999

Anonymous

Bandujo Advertising & Design

Bel Brands USA

Champions 4 Children, Inc.

Darcars Toyota of Frederick

Huron Valley Optimist Club

Laboratory Corp of America

Meijer, Inc.

Nonna's Garden

Sanofi

Sysco Corporation

UPS-JAX Employees

Wildly Fit LLC

$10,000 to $14,999

Avenu Insights and Analytics

Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation

Bellevue Heights United Methodist Church

City of Rancho Cordova

Community Foundation of Frederick County

Father Fred Foundation

Fetch Rewards

Howard Chapel Ridgeville United Methodist Church

Kunci

Masterpiece Ltd

Reach, Inc.

Slater

Steve Stricker American Family

Talk of the Town Restaurant Group Foundation, Inc.

United Way of Lee County

Washington Christian Outreach