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The Charlotte Hornets partnered with Food Lion to pack thousands of backpacks for local children experiencing food insecurity. This initiative, called Backpack for Hunger, included essential food items like peanut butter and granola bars, with volunteers including Hornets legend Mugsy Bogues participating.
The Charlotte Hornets and Food Lion Feeds packed thousands of backpacks Monday for local kids facing food insecurity.
It’s part of their Backpack for Hunger initiative.
Volunteers loaded them up with staples, like peanut butter and granola bars.
Even Hornets legend Mugsy Bogues offered up his time to help the cause.
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The organizations also partnered with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.
The backpacks full of essentials will be given the students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district during the holiday break.
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What is the Backpack for Hunger initiative by the Charlotte Hornets and Food Lion?
The Backpack for Hunger initiative is a program where the Charlotte Hornets and Food Lion pack backpacks with essential food items for local children facing food insecurity.
Who participated in the Backpack for Hunger event alongside the Charlotte Hornets and Food Lion?
Hornets legend Mugsy Bogues participated as a volunteer in the Backpack for Hunger event, helping to pack the backpacks.
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