Blessings in a Backpack Royal Oak Michigan

10/09/2026

❤️ FOOD DRIVE ALERT! CURBSIDE DROPOFF TOMORROW❤️

Help us fill the backpacks and provide weekly food for children in Royal Oak Schools 🎒🥫

We’re excited to announce that the Rotary Club of Royal Oak Michigan is sponsoring this food drive, with the ROMS Cheer Team helping us collect donations! We are so grateful for their support of local kids and families. ❤️

📅 DROP-OFF DETAILS

October 5–9 | Indoor Drop-Off
📍 Royal Oak Middle School
Drop donations in the main lobby.

Saturday, October 10 | Curbside Drop-Off
📍 Royal Oak Middle School on Washington Ave
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

We’re collecting items from our current wish list, including:

🥫 Canned chicken & tuna
🥣 Cereal, oatmeal & mac & cheese
🍎 Fruit cups & dried fruit
🥫 Soups, pasta & Spaghetti O’s
🍪 Graham crackers & chewy bars (no peanuts)
🧃 100% juice boxes
…and more!

🚨 Please remember: We cannot accept glass jars, open packages, or any products containing nuts.

A huge THANK YOU to the Royal Oak Rotary Club for sponsoring this drive and to the ROMS Cheer Team for lending their time and energy to help make it happen!

You may also purchase items from our Amazon Wish List:
⬇️
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/31ALINZ366LXX?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_DGV35BQKE255W6GQVXK3&language=en-US

Together, we can fill the backpacks, support our food insecure Royal Oak students and fuel their futures! ❤️🎒

10/05/2026

❤️ FOOD DRIVE ALERT! ❤️

Help us fill the backpacks and provide weekly food for children in Royal Oak Schools 🎒🥫

We’re excited to announce that the Rotary Club of Royal Oak Michigan is sponsoring this food drive, with the ROMS Cheer Team helping us collect donations! We are so grateful for their support of local kids and families. ❤️

📅 DROP-OFF DETAILS

October 5–9 | Indoor Drop-Off
📍 Royal Oak Middle School
Drop donations in the main lobby.

Saturday, October 10 | Curbside Drop-Off
📍 Royal Oak Middle School on Washington Ave
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

We’re collecting items from our current wish list, including:

🥫 Canned chicken & tuna
🥣 Cereal, oatmeal & mac & cheese
🍎 Fruit cups & dried fruit
🥫 Soups, pasta & Spaghetti O’s
🍪 Graham crackers & chewy bars (no peanuts)
🧃 100% juice boxes
…and more!

🚨 Please remember: We cannot accept glass jars, open packages, or any products containing nuts.

A huge THANK YOU to the Royal Oak Rotary Club for sponsoring this drive and to the ROMS Cheer Team for lending their time and energy to help make it happen!

You may also purchase items from our Amazon Wish List:
⬇️
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/31ALINZ366LXX?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_DGV35BQKE255W6GQVXK3&language=en-US

Together, we can fill the backpacks, support our food insecure Royal Oak students and fuel their futures! ❤️🎒

09/25/2026

❤️ FOOD DRIVE ALERT! ❤️

Help us fill the backpacks and provide weekly food for children in Royal Oak Schools! 🎒🥫

We’re excited to announce that the Rotary Club of Royal Oak Michigan is sponsoring this food drive, with the ROMS Cheer Team helping us collect donations! We are so grateful for their support of local kids and families. ❤️

📅 DROP-OFF DETAILS

October 5–9 | Indoor Drop-Off
📍 Royal Oak Middle School
Drop donations in the main lobby.

Saturday, October 10 | Curbside Drop-Off
📍 ROMS on Washington Ave
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

We’re collecting items from our current wish list, including:

🥫 Canned chicken & tuna
🥣 Cereal, oatmeal & mac & cheese
🍎 Fruit cups & dried fruit
🥫 Soups, pasta & Spaghetti O’s
🍪 Graham crackers & chewy bars (no peanuts)
🧃 100% juice boxes
…and more!

🚨 Please remember: We cannot accept glass jars, open packages, or any products containing nuts.

A huge THANK YOU to the Royal Oak Rotary Club for sponsoring this drive and to the ROMS Cheer Team for lending their time and energy to help make it happen!

You may also purchase items from our Amazon Wish List:
⬇️
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/31ALINZ366LXX?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ggr-subnav-share_DGV35BQKE255W6GQVXK3&language=en-US

Together, we can fill the backpacks, support our food insecure Royal Oak students and fuel their futures! ❤️🎒

09/25/2026

When you become a monthly donor, you become part of a community that helps provide food for students on weekends. Your consistent commitment gives kids the nourishment they need to return to school Monday ready to learn, grow, and thrive.

Join The Village today: https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/royal-oak

09/13/2026

A BIG thank you for hosting a food drive and helping us end food insecurity in our Royal Oak Schools! We are so grateful for your continued support. 🎒❤️

No time to 🛒
You can donate here ⬇️

https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/royal-oak

There will be Food Drives for Blessing in a Backpack coming soon. You can also donate directly to to Blessing in a Backpack. Please choose our donations from list below.

09/04/2026

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08/17/2026

Did you know National Nonprofit Day is on August 17th?

It’s a day to come together and honor the volunteers, staff, donors, and the impact of nonprofit organizations across the nation. ❤️

Thank you to our Blessings in a Backpack volunteers, donors, advocates, and everyone who plays a part in ensuring children have the food they need on the weekends.

Join us! Here’s how you can make a difference:

🙌 Volunteer
💰Donate
🤳Spread Awareness
✨Fundraise, attend an event, bring Blessings to your community, and more!

Get Involved Today! 🔗 in BIO to donate

08/13/2026

Every child deserves the chance to walk into the classroom ready to learn.

Your donation helps provide weekend nourishment so kids can return to Royal Oak Schools focused, confident, and prepared for every lesson ahead.

When students have the nourishment they need outside the classroom, they have more opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed inside it.

Donate today: https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/royal-oak

08/07/2026

Summer days are winding down, and the new school year is almost here. 🎒

As kids enjoy the last weeks of summer, we are raising support and preparing for another year of providing weekend food to kids across the country.

Donate today to help us feed our kids who attend Royal Oak Schools: 🔗 in BIO to donate.

https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/royal-oak

06/24/2026

Nearly 1 in 5 children in America experience food insecurity, and the impact reaches far beyond mealtimes.

It can shape their health, learning, confidence, emotional well-being, and future opportunities.

Read our latest blog from our VP of Food Solutions to learn more: https://ow.ly/ouKR50ZfPwP