Monthly Newsletter | January 2023

Your Impact:

Blessings in a Backpack is more than food. Since becoming a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2008, we've helped kids all over the country overcome challenges, thrive in the present, and look towards a brighter future.


During FY23, Blessings in a Backpack provided 3.3 million hunger-free weekends nationwide.


Let's keep growing and continue to prevent weekend hunger! Join the Blessings in a Backpack team by feeding the kids across the country.

Love is a Verb:

Calling all teachers, room parents, and Troop leaders! Make your child’s Valentine’s Day party more than candy and cards and join Blessings in a Backpack to put love into action.


We've put together several activities and FREE resources for your party: including printable note cards (pictured) and videos of Blessings supporters— including Jennifer Garner — reading the children's storybook Maddi's Fridge.

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 1

Fort Meyers, Florida

Get Fed Up


Feb. 3

Louisville, Kentucky

Pack the Sack


Feb. 7

Jacksonville, Florida

SOUPer Bowl


April 5

Orlando, Florida

Golf Outing


May 31

Waukesha, WI

Kick Hunger to the Curb


Are you hosting an event or fundraiser? Let us know by completing the form on our website!

Core News:

The impact of Blessings in a Backpack has reached new heights, and we are thrilled to share our accomplishments in our FY23 Annual Report!


You'll read stories of charitable partners and donors who supported our crucial work during the 2022/23 school year and learn of our year-end fiscal results. Your dedication and commitment to our shared mission is an investment in our children's future and the communities we serve.


Thank you for what you have done, and continue to do, to help us feed kids who might otherwise go hungry.

Read our FY23 Annual Report
Good Apples:

Girl Scouts Make the World a Better Place

Helping people at all times is ingrained in the Girl Scout program, and many of them find helping Blessings in a Backpack as natural a fit as Thin Mints and a glass of milk.

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Feeding Hearts & Bellies This Valentine's Day

If you're looking for a way to help Blessings in a Backpack feed more kids on the weekend, you can create a Feeding Hearts & Bellies Valentine's Day fundraiser on Facebook.

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Chicago Cubs Players Team Up with Blessings in a Backpack

On January 11th, Chicago Cubs players teamed up with Blessings in a Backpack to pack 200 bags of food at Pederson McCormick Boys and Girls Club.

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Forde Gifts Bring Holiday Cheer to Kids at 122nd Street Elementary School

During the holidays, 122nd Street Elementary School students in Los Angeles were treated to heartwarming surprises as Forde, an online custom gift service, brought joy with a curated box of age-appropriate gifts, including a wireless karaoke microphone and creative play sets, adding a special touch to their Blessings weekend bags.

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Thank You to Our Donors:

Reflects giving from November 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023

$100,000 and Up

$75,000 to $99,000

Anonymous Foundation 

Antares Capital

Clark Family Foundation, Inc.

First Foundation Bank

Hankin Family Charitable Foundation

Inspire Brands Foundation

June H. Jones Foundation

Nemours Children’s Health

O'Donnell Landscapes, Inc.

Related Affordable Foundation

Zurich


$50,000 to $74,999

ADP

City of Bonita Springs

Glass Charitable Foundation

Goldring Family Foundation

Deborah Lindsay

Molex, LLC

New Life Wesleyan Blessings

Sysco Corporation

United Way of Lee County


$25,000 to $49,999 

Albertsons Companies Foundation

Bank Five Nine

Bellevue Heights United Methodist Church

Bridge Fund, Inc.

Brighter Days Foundation

Brown-Forman Foundation

Cafe of Life, Inc.

City of Rancho Cordova

CNY Community Foundation, Inc.

Community Foundation of Wabash County

Connexus Credit Union

Cottage Bridge Foundation

Cubs Charities

Elite Island Resort

Epiroc

Father Fred Foundation

Fore!Kids Foundation, Inc.

Frederick County, Maryland

General Motors Foundation   

Gouge Quality Roofing, LLC

Lynne and Alfred Groff

Jack in the Box Foundation

Jackson County Schneck Memorial Hospital Foundation

Ina Kay Foundation

Lee County BOCC

Leelanau Christian Neighbors, Inc.

Lockton Re, LLC

Trey Mancini Foundation, Inc.

Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Doug Meijer & Kendall Meijer Foundation

Meijer, Inc.

Mercy Works, Inc.

Name Bubbles

Northwestern University

OCCU Foundation

Oosthuizen Family Fund 

Paylocity

priceweber

Probability, LLC

Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation

Ruder Ware

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank

Scott Fischer Charities, Inc.

Perry and Ruby Stevens Charitable Foundation

Taco Bell Foundation

Talk of the Town Restaurant Group Foundation, Inc.

Justin Thomas Foundation

Tournament of Ages 2023

UPS-Jacksonville Employees

VITOL

VON MAUR

Jocelyn H.K. Watkins

Wildcat Run Charitable Foundation, Inc.


$15,000 to $24,999 

100 Women of the Hill Country, Inc.

A Recipe to End Hunger and Need, Inc.

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Bandujo Advertising & Design

Beaches Community Fund

Beardstown School District

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Bontrager Family Foundation

Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area

Brothers of Phi Gamma Delta of MIT

Cahill Homes 

Chicago Sinai Congregation

Churchill Downs

City of Frederick

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

Conagra Brands Foundation

Covenant United Methodist Church

Delaplaine Foundation, Inc.

DentaQuest

Discover Payment Services

DRI

Stephanie and Keola Elobt 

Exelixis

Fifth Third Bank (Chicago)

First Business Bank

Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club

William G. Gilmore Foundation

Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Inc.

Hames Corporation

Harbor Point Church

Health Care Service Corporation

Insulated Roofing Contractors

James Irsay

Jefferson County Board of Education

Kankakee School District 111

King & Spalding

League Club, Inc.

Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc

LifeVantage Legacy, Inc.

Mallinger Family Foundation

Markel Corporation

Matan Companies, LLLP

Meadowview Presbyterian Church

New Spirit Lutheran Church, Inc.

Parkview Health

Patricia J. Parsons

Pokagon Fund, Inc.

REACH Wisconsin

Shure, Inc.

Suncoast Credit Union Foundation

Threadneedle Curtis, Ltd.

Two All Foundation

Unbridled Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Evelyn and Jim Unger

United Way of Huntington County

Universal Music Group

Judd Webster

Wildly Fit, LLC

Fred B. And Opal S. Woosley Foundation


$10,000 to $14,999 

American Wheel & Tire #2, Ltd.

Androse Foundation

Anna Beavan

Arizona Association of School Business Officials

Babcock Ranch Foundation

Terri and Fred Barthon

Bay Horse Inn, LLC

Bermont Excavating, LLC

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Bowen Foundation Agency

Break Thru, Inc.

Louis and Virginia Colameco

Collier Community Foundation

ColorMasters, Inc.

Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley

CONRIC PR & Marketing

CoreGiving

Tim Cox

Crown Family Philanthropies

DARCARS Toyota of Frederick

Davies Molding, LLC

Michael S. Davis

Nancy Delatush

T.Disney Trucking & Grading ,Inc.

Dormie Network Foundation

EFS National Board Program

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

First Baptist Church of Syracuse

First United Methodist Church

Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

Good News in the Neighborhood

Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce

Greehey Family Foundation

GVTC Foundation, Inc.

Daniel R. and Anne M. Harper Foundation, Inc.

HMSHost Foundation

Howard Chapel Ridgeville United Methodist Church

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

Horwood C. and Alene S. Jones Foundation

Knox College

Barbara Kunci

Marie M. Lally

Jeffrey A. Leddy

Kroger/Mariano’s

Lions of Virginia Foundation, Inc.

Manchester University

Maximus Foundation

McKnight Family Foundation

Douglas Meijer

Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust

Motorsports Charities, Inc.

Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church

NT Manufacturing, LLC

Nymeo Federal Credit Union

Steven Painter

Peterson Family Foundation, Inc.

Melitta S. and Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust

Popeyes Foundation

Preston Automotive Group

Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Project Ready For School

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Round Room Gives, Inc. dba TCC Gives, Inc.

Stephen Rubley

Mary Sipe

Sloman Foundation, Inc.

Snelson Family Donor Advised Fund

Sonny’s BBQ

St. John's Cathedral

Stratton Mountain & Valley Community

Stuart Charitable Foundation

Sysco Louisville, Inc.

Texas Capital Bank

Patrick and Janet Thompson Family Foundation

Thrivent

TJX Foundation, Inc.

Train of Thought Project

Trainor Ag Products, LLC

Trinity Episcopal Church

Turn Key Events, LLC

Union County Health Department

United Baptist Church Of Scriba

United Way of Frederick County, Inc.

United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

Ramona and Dan Ustian

Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC

West Bay Community Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Yelenich Family Fund

YMCA of Frederick County

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