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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.
Itâs 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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