Backpack Friends

05/29/2026

I’m not sure Buzz ever went to the moon. 🌙 But I know that for less than your Chick-fil-A drive-through, his $10 is helping provide food to a child who’s hungry this weekend. Be like Buzz at backpackfriends.com

05/29/2026

Community partners are where the magic happens. From the early days, Aramark has been a faithful partner in serving the community and helping us feed kids across the region.

They're the hands and feet of IMPACT, helping us provide more than 200,000 weekend kits to kids who don't have enough to eat.

It's more than a mission for these men and women. It's a movement.

And I'd love your company to join us in making an impact where it's felt most-- in your own community.

Visit BackpackFriends.com to get started, or comment below.

05/28/2026

There’s a kid I think about on hard days. We’ll call him Marcus. 🧒

(His name has been changed, but his story is real.)

Marcus was in second grade when his teacher quietly flagged him to our school coordinator. She noticed he came back from weekends visibly different — quieter, unfocused, sometimes shaking. It turned out he and his siblings weren’t eating much from Friday afternoon until Monday morning.

His family started receiving a Backpack Friends food kit every week.

His teacher told us within a month, Marcus was raising his hand again. He was laughing. He was present.

She said, “I got my student back.”

That’s what this is about. Not just food in a bag. It’s a child who can actually show up to their own life.

You helped make that possible when you volunteered with us. When you gave. When you golfed and Mardi Gras’d and got a car wash, a roof job, a froyo, or a hundred other things. The hands that packed those bags? Yours were among them. 🥰 Yes… the need is growing, but we’re not stopping. 💙

05/28/2026

FLASHBACK to the OGs of 2015. Recognize anyone? 😎

05/27/2026

Love is spelled T-I-M-E.

If you're not signed up to be notified of volunteer opportunities, go here now: https://link.flawlessfollowup.com/widget/form/rQSQMdrfYqfcTMBCTAkg?notrack=true

Love wins.

05/26/2026

It's called The Ubuntu Connection.

Ubuntu — I am because we are — is not a philosophy you can’t teach in a social media post. It's a reality you can only experience in community.

When two people pack a child’s weekend snack kit side by side for two hours, something shifts. They stop being supporters of a mission and start being part of one.

That shift is the foundation of everything else — the ecosystem they build, the story they tell, the relationship they develop, and the joy they radiate.

You can't manufacture that in a corporate logo. You build it one person at a time.

05/26/2026

DID YOU KNOW your dirty car can help feed kids?

Meet us at Peak Shine Car Wash and sign up for a new membership knowing a percentage of the proceeds will be feeding kids while you're getting your shine on. ☀️ 😎 🚘

05/22/2026

This is happening.

Got a computer that needs to DIE??

Get ready.

The Office Space Smash is real. It's happening. And you're invited.

July 31st, we're setting up a smash zone where you can walk in, pick up a hammer, and take out every ounce of workplace frustration on a piece of office equipment that had it coming.

🖨️ Printers. Computers. Fax machines. (Yes, fax machines still exist. Not for long.)

The best part? Every swing funds weekend food kits for hungry kids in Central Texas through Backpack Friends.

Stress relief + feeding children = most justified $20 you'll ever spend.

FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGES!
📅 July 31 · 11am - 1pm
📍 ImageNet · Pflugerville, TX
🎟️ Tickets To Smash starting at $5.

CLICK THE LINK TO PURCHASE YOUR SMASH TICKETS OR TO DONATE OLD EQUIPMENT!

https://app.betterunite.com/backpackfriends-officespacesmash

Tag someone who has a specific printer in mind. 👇😂

05/22/2026

Got a computer that needs to DIE??

Get ready.

The Office Space Smash is real. It's happening. And you're invited.

July 31st, we're setting up a smash zone where you can walk in, pick up a hammer, and take out every ounce of workplace frustration on a piece of office equipment that had it coming.

🖨️ Printers. Computers. Fax machines. (Yes, fax machines still exist. Not for long.)

The best part? Every swing funds weekend food kits for hungry kids in Central Texas through Backpack Friends.

Stress relief + feeding children = most justified $20 you'll ever spend.

FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGES!
📅 July 31 · 11am - 1pm
📍 ImageNet · Pflugerville, TX
🎟️ Tickets To Smash starting at $5.

CLICK THE LINK TO PURCHASE YOUR SMASH TICKETS OR TO DONATE OLD EQUIPMENT!

https://app.betterunite.com/backpackfriends-officespacesmash

Tag someone who has a specific printer in mind. 👇😂

05/20/2026

What do you want to be when you grow up?