Snack in a Backpack

10/05/2026

Thank you to Faith Presbyterian Church for the love the support and the RAISINS!!! You are a wonderful partner and do so much in our community.

09/25/2026

Did you know September is Hunger Action Month? 🧡

The state of hunger is changing. The CEO of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank recently shared that since 2019, food costs have risen 27%, while rent, home prices and childcare have increased by more than 40%.

At Snack in a Backpack, we’re doing everything we can to respond.

Each week during the school year, we provide about 5,000 meals to children who may not otherwise have enough to eat over the weekend. 🍎🥣 We also provide classroom snack boxes to help ease the burden of hunger during the school day. 📚

This Hunger Action Month, we’re asking you to take action! 🙌

You can support our school-year program with a financial donation, or rally your family, friends, neighbors or church to participate in our Raisin Drive! 🍇

Single-serve raisins are a staple in our teacher snack boxes and a safe option for children with food allergies, but they’re difficult for us to purchase in bulk.

📦 RAISIN DRIVE DETAILS:
• We’re looking for 1-ounce boxes of raisins, any brand. Donations must be sealed and unopened.
• 🕗 Drop off Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
• 📍 2460 East 1st St., C-6, Blue Ridge, lower parking lot beneath Pete’s Place Restaurant. Place donations in the gray deck box in front of the main office.

💰 FINANCIAL DONATIONS:
Visit snackinabackpack.org or mail a check to:
Snack in a Backpack
PO Box 2123
Blue Ridge, GA 30513

📧 Questions: [email protected]
📞 706-851-8174

🧡 This Hunger Action Month, every action matters. And every box of raisins helps! 🍇

09/19/2026

Hey Friends!
Come on out to the Blues and BBQ FESTIVAL today! Help me sell raffle tickets for our awesome Martin guitar.
We are right near the stage….

09/15/2026

Well…that was fun!
Snack in a Backpack was Grand Marshall for this year’s Fannin High School Homecoming Parade…
Thank you for this special honor.
Everyone was great…the floats, the band and homecoming court.
Thanks Mike Nunnally for driving your vintage 73 El Camino…She sure is sweet! Thanks to Pathfinders Key Club for handing out candy for Snack….You are the best!

09/07/2026

FIRST ANNUAL Grumpy Games 🏆 IS OFFICIALLY IN THE BOOKS!

Big thank you to all of our competitors, spectators and cheerleaders who came out to support the tremendous work that Snack in a Backpack does for our community kids & families facing food insecurity. 🍎🎒

What a fun day filled with friendly competition, new friends, old friends, cold b**r and giving back!

Here are the top placing teams for our first GRUMPY GAMES

🏆 First Place 🏆
Alco-Paul-ics

Second Place
The Gimps

Third Place
Westside Guys

🏅 VOTED SUPERLATIVE WINNERS!🏅

Best Uniform
Westside Grumpy Gals

Best Team Name
Snack Attack

Best Attempt
Lalapaloosers

Most Popular
Mayvillians

It was a hot day 🥵 but you guys showed up &
SHOWED OUT! Thank you to our game day volunteers, staff, em-cee BC_Productions & taproom manager Bethany for pulling together a day to remember!

09/07/2026

The 1st annual Grumpy Games were SO MUCH FUN today! 🎉🏆☀️

Grumpy Old Men Brewing, we can’t thank y’all enough!!! 🍻❤️

Congratulations to everyone who competed! 👏🥇 It was HOT 🥵, but your footwork and love for the children in our community were HOTTER! 🔥❤️‍🔥

What a day! We’re already looking forward to next year! 🙌

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

ONE WEEK until the first annual Grumpy Games. 🍺🏆

Ticket link - https://grumpyoldmenbrewing.com/ols/products/grumpy-games-team-tickets

Teams of three for a brewery-style field day.

Questionable athletic ability and excellent decision making.

Okay, that last one remains to be seen. 😆

Next Sunday, September 6, we’re taking over Grumpy’s for an afternoon of friendly competition, cold b**r and a whole lot of fun, all benefiting Snack in a Backpack and the work they do for kids right here in our community. 🍎

Grab your team and come ready to play!

And maybe stretch first. 😎

Grumpy Games |
Sunday, September 6

One week. Let the games begin! 🍻

09/04/2026

Snack in a Backpack has been showing up for children and families in our community since 2009. Now, we’d love to hear from the people we’ve had the privilege of serving... if you are willing! ❤️

We’re currently pursuing grants to help us continue this work, and one of the most powerful ways to demonstrate our impact is to hear directly from the families and children who we have lovingly served.

Did your family receive Snack in a Backpack? Maybe those bags meant one less worry at the end of the month. Maybe they helped stretch the groceries a little farther. Or maybe, as a child, you simply knew there would be something waiting in your backpack to take home.

Whatever your experience, we’d love to hear from you!

Parents, grandparents, former students, teenagers and now-adults, teachers, school counselors, and volunteers: Please consider sending us a private message and tell us what Snack in a Backpack has meant to you!

Your story doesn’t have to be long or polished. A few sentences about what the program meant to you can make a meaningful difference as we share our impact with potential funders.

And if you know someone who received our services over the past 15+ years, please share this with them. We’d be honored to hear from you! Thank you so much!!!

08/29/2026

📦 Back to our regularly scheduled packing! 📦

It feels good to be back in our weekly rhythm. We’re also back to receiving our weekly donation from our friends at Mercier Orchards, along with a special donation from Feed Fannin this week: a pallet of chicken pouches and tangerines. Thank you so much to our partners! 🍎🍊

We will need the community's help to fund food purchases for the entire 2026–2027 school year. Every donation helps make sure there's food to pack and bags to deliver!

❤️ Donate today at www.snackinabackpack.org