On July 18, MIX 101.5, WRAL-TV and the generous residents of the Triangle will join forces to raise funds and food donations in a day-long community event on TV, radio, and social media. The food and funds benefit Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's child hunger programs.
The BackPack Buddies special takes a look at programs fighting hunger in the community.
Other WRAL Top Stories
Child hunger in North Carolina
1 in 5 children in North Carolina is at risk of hunger
Close to 500,000 children are going hungry across our state
More than 118,000 children in the Food Shuttle’s 7-county service area applied to receive free and reduced price lunch. That’s almost 54% of school-aged children in these public school systems.
North Carolina has the 10th highest rate of food insecurity in the nation.
On July 18, MIX 101.5, WRAL-TV and the generous residents of the Triangle joined forces to raise funds and food donations in a day-long community event on TV, radio, and social media. The food and funds benefit Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s child hunger programs. The 2018 mediathon raised more than $186,000 and 3,800 pounds of food. Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is feeding children at risk of hunger right now, and nurturing long-term solutions that provide access to fresh, healthy food.
Sponsor a Child’s BackPack:$35 every month means that a child knows you’ll always be there. By becoming a recurring BackPack Buddies sponsor, you ensure that a child’s BackPack is full every weekend with six nutritious meals and six snacks.
We fight childhood hunger on every level! Your donation also helps fund hot summer meals, our food truck, nutrition education and school pantries. See how you can make a difference:
Text "BackPack" to 33222 to donate any amount from your cellphone.
Drop off money, food
Bring your donation of non-perishable food or funds to one of our sponsor locations on July 18 between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and meet members of the WRAL-TV and MIX 101.5 teams.
Food Lion Feeds
Find us at the Food Lion in Lake Boone Shopping Center, 2420 Wycliff Road, in Raleigh, where our team will accept non-perishable food, cash or check donations.
Drop off food donations at a location near you
Donate non-perishable food at any Food Lion in Wake or Durham counties.
Search below – by town, street or zip code – for a list of Food Lion drop-off locations.
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BackPack Buddies: Watch and Listen
BackPack Buddies: Volunteer
Give your time, talents
It takes an army of volunteers to fuel the great work of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and there are so many ways for YOU to get involved. Help pack BackPack Buddies, assist teaching a nutrition class or get your hands dirty in one of our community gardens or at our Food Shuttle Farm. Whatever your hunger-relief passion, we have a way for you to take action.
Share on social media
Use the hashtag #BackPackBuddies and help us spread the word that childhood hunger is unacceptable!
Encourage your friends and family on social media to give, volunteer or take action with the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
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Thanks to our community partners! These companies and organizations have come through in a big way to help end hunger in NC:
Location sponsor
Food Lion Feeds
BackPack Backers
CrossRoads Ford logo
Principal Financial logo
Check presenters
Allscripts Duke Raleigh Hospital Capital Bank Capital Oaks Retirement Resort Leith Cars Lenovo Moore & Van Allen Red Hat Sysco WakeMed Wynne Health Group LLC
