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Blessings in a Backpack Week 2022
National Blessings in a Backpack Week is a week of events that bring awareness to Blessings, including a Photo of the Day Challenge on social media.![Going Back to School and Feeding Kids Despite Rising Food Costs](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/08/backtoschool2022.jpg)
Going Back to School and Feeding Kids Despite Rising Food Costs
This school year, we aim to provide 3.5 million hunger-free weekends for kids struggling with food insecurity. Learn more about our plans for this year, including how we will feed![Labcorp Feeds Kids This Summer With Blessings in a Backpack](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/06/Louisville-1.jpg)
Labcorp Feeds Kids This Summer With Blessings in a Backpack
Hunger doesn't take a summer break, so Labcorp is collaborating with Blessings in a Backpack for a summer feeding program that will benefit more than 500 kids in Louisville.![The 0.5K is back and better than… last time!](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-07-at-11.20.12-AM.jpg)
The 0.5K is back and better than… last time!
On June 25, join us at the Blessings in a Backpack 0.5K, and no... that's not a typo. The "race" is, in fact, only 546 yards. It lampoons the typical![How Sisters Give Back To the Community During Their Final Softball Season Together](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/05/6JIUV4AETZEZTIVIEPURDHKF44.jpg)
How Sisters Give Back To the Community During Their Final Softball Season Together
Cassady and Carmyn Greenwood are in their final season playing on the same college softball team, the University of Louisville. They wanted to do something special to celebrate the season,![The ‘Race for the Rest of Us’ is back!](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2019-06-30-at-10.56.28-AM1.jpg)
The ‘Race for the Rest of Us’ is back!
The Blessings in a Backpack 0.5K — that's not a typo; our "race" is, in fact, only 546 yards — will incorporate all the typical race elements while lampooning a![Blessings in a Backpack Partners With Unbridled Charitable Foundation To Host “Unbridled Afternoon” for Louisville Students](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-20-at-1.13.47-PM.jpg)
Blessings in a Backpack Partners With Unbridled Charitable Foundation To Host “Unbridled Afternoon” for Louisville Students
As an ode to the annual Unbridled Eve Gala that occurs the evening before the Kentucky Derby and fundraises to help several nonprofits, including Blessings in a Backpack, this kid-friendly![Be The MVP](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/03/BeTheMVP-2048-×-794-px-scaled.jpg)
Be The MVP
This March, make a wager that is sure to pay off and #BeTheMVP for a child who might otherwise go hungry.![Louisville chapter hosts celebrity chefs at Blessings in a Backpack event](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/03/Pack-the-Sack-Chef.jpg)
Louisville chapter hosts celebrity chefs at Blessings in a Backpack event
The event included a night of world-class food from Food Network stars Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson, Jackie Joseph, and Michael Voltaggio. Funds raised from ticket sales and the auctions will be![Pack the Sack: Celebrity Chefs for Blessings in a Backpack](https://louisville.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/02/Website-story-feature-image-scaled.jpg)