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Nemours Children’s Health Tees Up support for Blessings in a Backpack at THE PLAYERS Championship with the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation
Featured, Local Stories March 17, 2023

Nemours Children’s Health Tees Up support for Blessings in a Backpack at THE PLAYERS Championship with the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation

Nemours sponsored the 'Kids Zone' at THE PLAYERS Championship this year, and they hosted a packing event for Blessings in a Backpack! Jim and Tabitha Furyk, longtime Blessings supporters, and
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AICVB Helps Kids at Hilliard Elementary
Featured, Local Stories February 21, 2023

AICVB Helps Kids at Hilliard Elementary

The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and the First Coast Blessings in a Backpack joined together
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Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories January 6, 2023

Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl

Ahead of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the Fighting Irish football team helped fight weekend hunger for hundreds of children in Northeast Florida living with food insecurity.
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Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field January 6, 2023

Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl

Leading up to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the South Carolina football team scored 500 hunger-free weekends for First Coast kids. The event will help hundreds of local children living with
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Gamecock football team gives back to kids in need ahead of Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories December 30, 2022

Gamecock football team gives back to kids in need ahead of Gator Bowl

The South Carolina Gamecocks joined Blessings in a Backpack to provide meals for kids across the First Coast.
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Early Christmas present: Furyk & Friends earns top award from PGA Tour Champions
Featured, Local Stories December 14, 2022

Early Christmas present: Furyk & Friends earns top award from PGA Tour Champions

The tournament gets good news less than 24 hours before its annual Hope for the Holidays event, in which volunteers pack 5,000 food bags for First Coast nonprofit partners, including
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Giving Tuesday Recap: Thank You for Feeding First Coast Kids
Local Stories November 30, 2022

Giving Tuesday Recap: Thank You for Feeding First Coast Kids

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

Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. This year, Blessings hopes to feed an additional 75 children every weekend of the school year. Raising at least $10,000 on Giving Tuesday will
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Please Consider First Coast Blessings for Your Year-End Giving
Featured, Local Stories November 3, 2022

Please Consider First Coast Blessings for Your Year-End Giving

This year, you can deduct $300 from your taxes whether or not you itemize deductions.
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Nemours Children’s Health Team packs 1,000 meal bags for area kids
Featured, Local Stories October 12, 2022

Nemours Children’s Health Team packs 1,000 meal bags for area kids

On Monday, October 10, the Nemours Children’s Health Team packed 1,000 weekend nutrition bags for First Coast Kids at risk of hunger.
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