Effingham Backpack Buddies

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Effingham Backpack Buddies Our organization's goal is to provide food to hungry children via food bags for the weekend. This is a partnership between members of the community.

10/16/2026

Angel Tree Applications for Children's Christmas Assistance will go live on October 14, 2026 for the Georgia counties of Bulloch, Bryan, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty. Please follow the flyer for more information. Check back for updates!

561 bags packed and delivered, a truck delivery put away, food sorted, and candy bags made! We are blessed with amazing...
10/16/2026

561 bags packed and delivered, a truck delivery put away, food sorted, and candy bags made! We are blessed with amazing volunteers who are willing to step into many roles and do it with a smile!

I know it's only October but Christmas will be here before we know it! Each year we deliver a stocking to each child on...
10/14/2026

I know it's only October but Christmas will be here before we know it! Each year we deliver a stocking to each child on our program. We need your help to get them filled! Below are some ideas for toys and books. We need all items by November 30th. Items can be dropped off at our normal drop off locations.
Horton's General Store
Pillar Drug Company
DeWitt Insurance Agency
Ashley Boyette-State Farm Agent
Mulligans Pizza Restaurant
Gender neutral items are important because we do not know how many children are boys or girls and the stockings are not designated as such. Thank you for all of your continued support!

Look at all of this food! The 5th-8th grade Sunday School class at Springfield Oaks Church GA had a bake sale and rais...
10/13/2026

Look at all of this food! The 5th-8th grade Sunday School class at Springfield Oaks Church GA had a bake sale and raised money to shop for us! Thank you for your generosity and kind hearts!

Thank you for voting us Best Place to Volunteer in Effingham Magazine's Best of Effingham! We are so very honored. 🥰 Th...
10/12/2026

Thank you for voting us Best Place to Volunteer in Effingham Magazine's Best of Effingham! We are so very honored. 🥰 Thank you to Effingham Magazine for the beautiful article and the honor of being included in this issue! Doesn't our Mrs.Mary Evans Redmond look beautiful on the cover!

10/10/2026

😁. We're excited!

Kroger sales that would make great donations if you are out shopping and would be willing to pick some up for us! Lots ...
10/08/2026

Kroger sales that would make great donations if you are out shopping and would be willing to pick some up for us! Lots of soups. Also, tuna and peanut butter. We appreciate every single item donated! Our drop off locations are Horton's General Store, Pillar Drug Company, DeWitt Insurance Agency, Ashley Boyette-State Farm Agent, and Mulligans Pizza Restaurant. Thank you!!

Thank you to everyone who left donations at Pillar Drug Company! (There was also peanut butter and some Christmas stock...
10/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who left donations at Pillar Drug Company! (There was also peanut butter and some Christmas stocking toys. We forgot to get a picture before it was put away. We're sorry!) We are so grateful for our super generous community! Thank you Pillar Drug Company as well for continuing to support our mission!

I walked into the packing place today completely expecting to have just enough people to pack because it was a Tuesday. ...
10/06/2026

I walked into the packing place today completely expecting to have just enough people to pack because it was a Tuesday. As usual, I was wrong. 31 people showed up on an unusual day of the week to make sure that the kids have their food for the weekend!! Thank you to each and every volunteer who showed up today and every week to take care of the kids! We packed 587 bags with extra food to make sure the kids have more for the long week. Happy Fall Break! We will pack again on October 15th.

Address

1290 Highway 119
Springfield, GA
31329

Opening Hours

9am - 10:30am

Telephone

850-686-9901

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