Monthly Newsletter | May 2020
Fast Facts:

As little as $4 will help provide one Blessings in a Backpack bag of food for a hungry child during COVID-19 and when they return to school.

Spartan Kids Foundation matched $1,500 in donations made on #GivingTuesdayNow. We exceeded our goal that day by 246 percent! Click here to learn the total amount!
Who Will Feed the Kids in Orlando?

The PGA TOUR's Justin Rose and wife Kate will!

In May, they launched the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation Chapter of Blessings in a Backpack in Orlando , which aspires to provide bags of food for 16,000 kids who might otherwise go hungry.

What's Ahead:

May 19-20:
Gift your grad with Kendra Scott jewelry and use the code in the link above. Blessings will receive 20 percent of your purchase.

May 20:

June 20:
Core News:
Good Apples:
'Humorology' Raises $335,000 for Blessings in a Backpack

Over 800 University of Wisconsin-Madison students fundraised all year long to raise $335,000 to start the first-ever Blessings in a Backpack program in Madison, Wis.!

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www.blessingsinabackpack.org
Feeding Kids in Chicago During COVID-19

Blessings in a Backpack is currently operating at eight locations throughout Chicago, feeding 3,000 kids weekly.

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www.blessingsinabackpack.org
Together Rising Gives $250,000 to Blessings in a Backpack

Together Rising made a commitment to help Blessings in a Backpack feed kids during COVID-19 with a generous donation of $250,000 to provide 62,500 bags of food for children nationwide.

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www.blessingsinabackpack.org
Trivia For A Cause Makes A Difference During COVID-19

A group of friends is hosting virtual trivia events to support charitable organizations giving back during the current public health crisis. The game on April 26, 2020 raised more than $7,000 for Blessings in a Backpack.

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www.blessingsinabackpack.org
Thank You to Our Donors
Reflects giving from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 and COVID-19 Response Effort support as of April 30, 2020.
$100,000 and Up
$75,000 to $99,999  
Daniel T. Murphy & Family 
New Albany Floyd County Education Foundation, Inc. 
 
$50,000 to $74,999  
Anonymous 
Brown-Forman Foundation 
Randall Bufford 
Fifth Third Bank 
The Kahlert Foundation, Inc. 
Zurich North America  
 
$25,000 to $49,999  
Antares Capital 
Anthem Foundation 
Ausherman Family Foundation, Inc. 
Barrington Children's Charities 
The Bridge Fund, Inc. 
Cigna Foundation 
First Coast Relief Fund for COVID-19  
The Fore!Kids Foundation 
Kroger 
One Louisville Foundation 
The Oosthuizen Family Foundation 
PGA TOUR Volunteer Appreciation Program 
Sands Family Foundation 
Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation 
The Vitamin Shoppe 

$15,000 to $24,999  
Bandujo Advertising & Design 
The Community Foundation of Northest Florida – Beaches Community Fund  
Valerie Bertinelli 
Blessings in a Backpack Fort Wayne 
Clark Family Foundation, Inc. 
Community Foundation of Louisville Depository, Inc. 
Crum & Forster 
Davis Love III Foundation, Inc. 
Discover 
FNL Foundation 
Terri Hearsh 
Meijer, Inc. 
Norfolk Iron & Metal Co. 
A Recipe to End Hunger and Need, Inc. 
Snap Inc. and Employees 
Matt Wallace 
 
$10,000 to $14,999  
2/42 Community Church 
Arby's Foundation 
Bellevue Heights United Methodist Church 
Caraway Home 
Compass Consulting Group 
The Cottage Bridge Foundation 
Edlong Dairy Technologies 
First Florida Integrity Bank 
Frederick County, Maryland 
Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation 
Tom and Annie Kane 
The Light & Airy Photographer 
The Loudoun Education Foundation, Inc. 
Meyer Oil Co. 
Midwest Presort Service 
New Hope SDA Church 
New Life Wesleyan Blessings 
Newlands Family Fund 
Northstar Family Foundation, Inc. 
The Son and Lisa Nguyen Charitable Fund 
Sheila Park 
PGA TOUR, Inc. 
George L Shields Foundation, Inc. 
UPS-Jacksonville Employees 
Zarbee’s Naturals