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Tom
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Serving Safely: 2020 CoVid-19 Protocols
In a year of uncertainty and change, safety is of utmost importance. Our main priority is to serve our communities safely and...
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Tom
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
Ever Feel Like You're Trapped In A House With FIVE Monkeys?
And, no. We're not talking about your kids...
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Tom
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Our New Building!
HUGE thank you to our friends and partners at PfISD for their commitment to leadership in the community! Because of their generosity, we...
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Tom
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
The Better Future Foundation Grants Backpack Friends $2000!
A HUGE thank you to the Better Future Foundation for their help in feeding kids during the COVID-19 pandemic! The Emilio and Giovanna...
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Tom
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Robert W. Best Charitable Giving Fund Donates $15,000!
We're beyond EXCITED to announce that Vanguard Charitable (via the Robert W. Best Charitable Giving Fund at ATMOS Energy) has gifted...
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Tom
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Pflugerville Collaboration Kick Off!
During the COVID pandemic, BACKPACK FRIENDS has partnered with several community partners to help provide additional food and other items...
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Tom
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 Volunteer Update
DUE TO RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19, we have ONLY scheduled a VERY SMALL handful of volunteers to deliver bags to our campuses and kids...
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Tom
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Netflix And FILL?
Social distancing? Gatherings limited to 10 people in one building? Packing parties suspended? How are we going to get bags filled so we...
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Tom
- Mar 14, 2020
- 2 min
UPDATE: How Is COVID-19 Affecting Kids In Our Program?
We are grateful for all the messages and calls we have received this week and would like to update you on a few critical things that...
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Tom
- Feb 29, 2020
- 2 min
Backpack Stories
*The names of children on our site have been changed for their protection.*
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Tom
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
Pflugerville Blue Guardian Program Partners With Backpack Friends
I'd gotten an email from my friend, Commander Mirabelle (3rd from right), asking me to come to the Justice Department to meet with the...
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Tom
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
Love Never Fails
We hear people complaining all the time about how bad the world is. Prejudice. Poverty. Injustice. SuperBowl halftime shows. And sure.....
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Tom
- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
Episode 10: Stories From The Playground
What happens when a kinder student doesn't get enough to eat? What happens when a single mom living in her car has her car TOWED?
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Tom
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
10 Ways To Jump-Start Your Child's Success In School
Wanna help your child get the MOST out of this school year? Here are ten ways to jump-start their success. 1. Attend back-to-school...
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Tom
- Jul 18, 2019
- 1 min
Microsoft Feeds Our Kids
Our friends at Microsoft (The Domain, Austin) did it again with a food drive this summer! In addition to their employees donating food...
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Tom
- Jul 18, 2019
- 1 min
Sock It To 'Em!
A huge THANK YOU to Bomba's Socks and Lighter Loads ATX! Together, we're making an impact in our communities. Leadership isn't about...
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Tom
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Ego Is Not Your Amigo: Seven Lessons I Learned On Vacation
For me, the goal of a vacation is to ‘recharge and refuel’. Rather than lying on the couch binging Netflix for a week, I prefer exercise...
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