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Kids Feeding Kids.
Tom
  • 1 min

Kids Feeding Kids.

I'm always impressed with these girls. Their generosity. Their hard work. Their philanthropy. They filled 215 bags of food for us in EIGHT minutes. That means, 215 more children will eat this weekend because of their EIGHT minutes. Let that sink in a moment. When someone complains to me about the state of our communities, or about 'kids these days', or about how bleak our future is as a nation, I simply smile and reply, #change #kids #hunger #girlscouts #optimism #Philanthr
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It's Official!
Tom
  • 1 min

It's Official!

Four years ago, Tom and Heather Cottar (along with several others) began volunteering with Pflugerville ISD to help meet the food insecurity needs of school age children. As time went by, they realized the need was great... and something bigger needed to be done. Today, the official nonprofit BACKPACK FRIENDS, INCORPORATED is here! As you know... Thousands of school-age kids on free and reduced meal programs and enjoy the peace and safety of having plenty to eat while at scho
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