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Kevin Curry of FitMenCook Celebrates Blessings in a Backpack Volunteers
Featured, Local Stories, Partners, Trending April 23, 2023

Kevin Curry of FitMenCook Celebrates Blessings in a Backpack Volunteers

In honor of National Volunteer Month, fitness and foodie blogger Kevin Curry thanks volunteers for helping kids grow!
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Annual Race to Feed Event Helps Feed Chicago Students
Featured, Local Stories April 21, 2023

Annual Race to Feed Event Helps Feed Chicago Students

At the 5th Annual Race to Feed Chicago, participants of the food-packing tournament battled it out to see who could fill the most bags for kids in need.
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2023 National Volunteer Month
Featured, Local Stories April 2, 2023

2023 National Volunteer Month

During National Volunteer Month, Blessings in a Backpack is celebrating its volunteers! We want to express our appreciation for their impact on children’s lives.
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Blessings Celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day
Featured, Local Stories, Uncategorized February 20, 2023

Blessings Celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is an annual day of observance in February. This year, we salute two women who are making the world of sports a better
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KFC and Blessings in a Backpack are Sharing Meals and Spreading Joy This Holiday Season
Featured, Local Stories, Partners December 20, 2022

KFC and Blessings in a Backpack are Sharing Meals and Spreading Joy This Holiday Season

The KFC Sharemobile, a holiday-edition charitable food truck, will be making stops at schools in Chicago, Orlando, and Houston in December to share KFC family meals and special gifts for
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KFC ‘Sharemobile’ + Blessings in a Backpack spread joy in Chicago
Featured, Local Stories, Partners December 6, 2022

KFC ‘Sharemobile’ + Blessings in a Backpack spread joy in Chicago

On December 5, the KFC Sharemobile brightened spirits in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. When Shields Elementary students left school on December 5, a special after-school treat awaited them.
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Giving Tuesday Recap: Thank You for Feeding Kids in Chicago This Year
Local Stories November 30, 2022

Giving Tuesday Recap: Thank You for Feeding Kids in Chicago This Year

A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to all who supported Blessings in a Backpack Chicago Chapter on Giving Tuesday. Thank you for donating, sharing our mission, and caring for our kids.
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Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022
Local Stories November 9, 2022

Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. This year, Blessings in a Backpack Chicago Chapter hopes to feed an additional 75 children every weekend of the school year. Raising at least
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Golfers Feed Kids on Weekends
Featured, Local Stories, Trending November 1, 2022

Golfers Feed Kids on Weekends

The annual Chicago Golf and Tennis Classic raised awareness and funding to help close the weekend hunger gap for food-insecure kids across Chicagoland.
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Chicago Cubs Families Hit a Home Run for Local Kids
Featured, Local Stories September 28, 2022

Chicago Cubs Families Hit a Home Run for Local Kids

The families of Chicago Cubs players filled 200 bags of delicious and nutritious weekend meals to be donated to the Pederson-McCormick Boys & Girls Club in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. Now,
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