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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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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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Furyk & Friends PGA Tour Champions event benefits Blessings in a Backpack First Coast Chapter
Featured, Local Stories, Stories from the Field October 5, 2022

Furyk & Friends PGA Tour Champions event benefits Blessings in a Backpack First Coast Chapter

Jacksonville Jaguar legends Tony Boselli and Josh Scobee will tee it up for Blessings in a Backpack in this year's Celebrity Challenge for Charity. They'll play in hopes of winning
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Sysco’s Volunteer Challenge Feeds Kids Across North Florida
Featured, Local Stories June 28, 2022

Sysco’s Volunteer Challenge Feeds Kids Across North Florida

The North Florida Region has taken Sysco’s Volunteer Challenge to heart and made a lasting impact to ensure school-aged children in their communities don’t go hungry over the summer. Sales
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Ponte Vedra Gardens residents pack food for children in need
Featured, Local Stories February 28, 2022

Ponte Vedra Gardens residents pack food for children in need

Residents of Ponte Vedra Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, pack bags of weekend food for local children. "It gives our residents a way to give
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Here’s how Rutgers provided food and inspirational messages to Jacksonville children for Gator Bowl
Featured, Local Stories January 4, 2022

Here’s how Rutgers provided food and inspirational messages to Jacksonville children for Gator Bowl

Teams playing in the Gator Bowl volunteered with the Blessings in a Backpack First Coast Chapter. The Rutgers and Wake Forest football teams packed 1,000 bags full of food and
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Atlantic Beach Youth Council’s Blessings in a Backpack wins state honor
Featured, Local Stories May 14, 2021

Atlantic Beach Youth Council’s Blessings in a Backpack wins state honor

“This project made me realize that you never know someone’s struggles but showed how much of an impact we can make as a group when we put our minds to
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A new Blessings First Coast Pilot Program Designed to Enhance, Introduce, and Reduce
Featured, Local Stories March 30, 2021

A new Blessings First Coast Pilot Program Designed to Enhance, Introduce, and Reduce

The "Fresh Companion" pilot program, launched by Nease Senior High School students in January, will plant, grow, and bring to fruition to First Coast kids!
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No Kid Hungry Gives $100,000 to Blessings in a Backpack for COVID-19 Response
Featured, Local Stories November 16, 2020

No Kid Hungry Gives $100,000 to Blessings in a Backpack for COVID-19 Response

In April, No Kid Hungry made a generous donation of $100,000, which was used to provide 25,000 bags of food for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year to three
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Teens help First Coast Chapter feed children
Featured, Local Stories June 26, 2020

Teens help First Coast Chapter feed children

The team of Nease High School students has been providing 200 healthy weekend meal packs for elementary school students at risk of hunger each week for 36 weeks during the
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