Celebrity chef volunteers with local Blessings in a Backpack program

Monthly Newsletter | November 2021

Fast Facts:

We often hear stories all the time about kids calling school when they’re absent on Fridays, asking their teacher not to give away their Blessings in a Backpack bag of weekend food. Did you know that 71 percent of kids feel that Blessings in a Backpack is helping their family?

For as little as $4, you could be the reason a child has food over the weekend.

Donate today to feed kids this weekend.

What's Ahead:

November 21

Ravens Watch Party

Frederick, Maryland

November 25

Huffin for the Stuffin

Northville, Michigan

Bills Mafia Update:

The Musial Awards, named for St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial, celebrates the year's greatest moments of sportsmanship and those in sports who embody class and character. This weekend, they will recognize Buffalo Bills fans William Burke and Dan Konopski.

If you'll remember, in January 2021, William and Dan took to social media to encourage the Buffalo Bills fans to donate to Blessings in a Backpack in honor of injured Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Within days, 18,450 individual donations in Jackson's honor were made, and more than $550,000 was raised!

The Musial Awards will air throughout the country on CBS Christmas Day, December 25, at 5pET.

Gifts that Give Back!

Limited-edition socks

Every purchase goes directly to feeding kids on the weekends. Click here to shop.

Heavenly Hunks

On November 26, Heavenly Hunks will donate 100% of its profits to Blessings in a Backpack. Starting November 23, use promo code BLESSINGS20 or 20% off your entire purchase.

Official Merchandise

Shop shirts — in a variety of styles, colors, and sizes — coffee mugs, and more! Order by November 30 for best chance of delivery before the holidays!

Click here to shop Blessings in a Backpack polo shirts, hoodies, hats, leggings, and more!

Core News:

This year, Blessings in a Backpack is “counting its Blessings” and talking about how families of all kinds shape our organization. On Giving Tuesday, November 30, the D'Amico Family Fund will match our efforts — up to $75,000.

You can help us reach our Giving Tuesday goal of raising $200,000 by making a donation or starting a Facebook fundraiser. If you raise $200 or more through your fundraiser, we will send you a FREE Blessings in a Backpack Tervis tumbler. Pledge your support today and help us feed kids on the weekends!

Click here for ways to get involved on Giving Tuesday

Today, November 18 is the LAST DAY to pledge support for Giving Tuesday and receive the FREE supplies to create a Thanksgiving centerpiece for your table — we are calling it a Family Tree!

Click here to learn more. Supplies are limited!

Good Apples:

KFC, Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson, pack 1,500 bags of...

Celebrity chef Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson and several dozen KFC and Henny Penny employees packed bags of weekend food for 1,500 children in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Blessings in a Backpack honored at the ACE Awards

This year's ACE Awards celebrate those who strove for sustainability, diversity, charitable work, and inclusivity during the past 18 months. Special recognition went to Blessings in a Backpack, among others.

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The 2021 DIY 5K raises over $90,000 to feed Chicagoland kids

This year's DIY 5K virtual run/walk raised over $90,000 and will enable the Blessings in a Backpack Chicago Chapter to provide weekend food for 600 more kids this year!

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Nature's Path donates 1,500 food bags for Waukesha families

Nature's Path Foods employees and volunteers worked together to pack bags of food for the Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter.

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Thank You to Our Donors:

Reflects giving from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021

$100,000 and Up

$75,000 to $99,999

Community Foundation of Greater Rochester

$50,000 to $74,999

Fabletics

Fifth Third Bank

Town of Brookhaven Long Island

$25,000 to $49,999

Nick Advani

Blessings in a Backpack Fort Wayne

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

The Kahlert Foundation, Inc.

New Albany Floyd County Education Foundation, Inc.

$15,000 to $24,999

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank Five Nine – Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Beaches Community Fund- Northeast Florida

Cigna Foundation

Cummins Engine Plant

Delores Barr Legacy Weaver Fund at the Community Foundation

of Northeast Florida

Jim and Tabitha Furyk Foundation, Inc.

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Eric S. Lane

The League Club, Inc.

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation

Spartan Kids Foundation

Sysco Corporation

Thomas Coffee

The Tommy Bohanon Foundation, Inc.

United Parcel Service – Jacksonville Employees

United Parcel Service – Jacksonville Giving

$10,000 to $14,999

Arby's Foundation

Capital Group

Cahill Homes

Chicago Sinai Congregation

Hugh A. Fraser Fund

United Way of Frederick County, Inc.

William G. Gilmore Foundation

Hausmann-Johnson Insurance, Inc.- Diana Schmidt, Principal

Heisley Family Foundation

United Way of Lee County

Meijer, Inc.

The Rich Foundation

droppable-1637263397670Stopher Elementary PTA

Texas Capital Bank

Twilio

West Bay Community Charitable Foundation, Inc.