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February 3, 2022
February Food Drive
My Two Twelve Referral team, the Midlo Mojo, is holding a food drive to benefit Backpacks of Love. In our Commonwealth of Virginia there are 300,000 kids that are food insecure meaning they don’t know when or where their next meal maybe coming from. Their only guaranteed meals come from the schools. Backpacks of Love […]
December 23, 2021
Volunteer of the Year Awards Dinner
Backpacks of Love hosted it’s Christmas party at the Foundry on Tuesday night. The dinner party sponsored by several anonymous donors was for present board members and their spouses, as well as past board members and several representatives from Cobb Technology and Imprint, partners of BPOL in Henrico County. Delegate Lee Ware was the keynote […]
December 21, 2021
Exciting times at Backpacks of Love
First we want to say a big THANK YOU to our friends at Pixelstrike Creative. Founder Juliette Olivia and her team recently shared a $1300.00 donation with Backpacks of Love. We and the kids are grateful for your donation. Please check out Pixelstrike Creative at https://www.facebook.com/pixelstrike or at https://www.instagram.com/pixelstrikecreative/ Next we want to thank Steve McAdams […]
November 29, 2021
Cobb Imprint
Thank you so very much to our amazing partners at Cobb Imprint. Not only do you pack bags and deliver bags but this $5,000 donation is just so generous. We can’t thank you enough for all you do for the kids of Virginia Pictured Toni Gorveatt, Kevin Hardy, Noah Maphis
November 16, 2021
Evan Scearce brings in the Peanut Butter
A GRET BIG THANK YOU goes out to Evan Scearce. Evan is a Middle school student who took on scouring his neighborhood for donations for the Backpacks of Love 2021 Peanut Butter Drive. Thanks to the hard work of Evan we are almost at our goal. Thanks again Evan and GREAT job
November 15, 2021
Thank you to Evan Scearce
Backpacks of Love would like to thank Evan Scearce a student at Saint Bridget Middle School. Evan personally scoured his neighborhood to collect Peanut Butter to support our annual Peanut Butter drive. We here at Backpacks of Love want to salute Evan for a job well done. Thank you Evan Find out how you can […]
February 3, 2019
Burger Bach partners with Backpacks of Love for their “February Burger Special- The Cuban”
Backpacks of Love is honored to have been selected as the charity to receive the donations from Burger Bach of $1.00 for every February Special Burger “The Cuban” sold in four locations of Burger Bach.
February 1, 2019
Whitten Brothers Auto teams up with Backpacks of Love
In 2018 Backpacks of Love formed new private partnerships to help fund food for feeding hungry kids on the weekends. Whitten Brothers hosted an event “Drive a Car-Feed a Child” in November and December 2018. The result of the drive allowed Whitten Brothers to donate $5000 to Backpacks of Love. Thank you to all the […]
May 8, 2017
Local Cub Scouts Give Backpacks of Love a HUGE Boost!
What a great night…with Packs 1838, 1823 & 1832! For 3 years in a row, these Scouts raised money, hosted food drives, bought food, packed bags and delivered to BPOL. They packed over 500 bags and also presented BPOL with a check for $1900! Thank you to ALL of you amazing young boys!!! President of […]
OUR MISSION
The mission of Backpacks of Love is to eliminate hunger in school-age children in Central Virginia by providing food for their weekends.
CONTACT US
- 3035 Lower Hill Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139
- 804-598-2723
- contact@backpacksoflove.org
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