Backpack Society Blog

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Our Long Awaited Expansion is Finally Happening! It has been a long time coming but Backpack Society has finally expanded and we...

Colorado Gives....Launching Us Into Bigger & Better!

Colorado Gives Day~The Best Day to Give Now through December 5th Why Colorado Gives is Important to Us...Especially This Year! We know...

EXTRAS, EXTRAS? Read All About Them

Extras, Extras? Read all about how your extras can help the food pantry! Spoiler... It's not about extra time to volunteer! Enjoy our blog..

A Season of Big Expansion at the Food Pantry

It's a busy first quarter at Backpack Society and we are experiencing much growth and expansion. We have extended our school and district...

Tootin' Our Own Horn

We're usually a pretty modest bunch here at Backpack Society, but sometimes you just can't help but toot your own horn! (Drumroll,...

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we're always thankful!

Thanksgiving marks the start of a crazy, wonderful, heartwarming (and sometimes stressful!) holiday season that takes us at warp speed to...

The Thanksgiving that was!

One mom we met at Backpack Society (BPS) when she came to pick up her full turkey dinner told us, with emotion welling in her voice, that...

WHEN A TOMATO LOOKS LIKE AN APPLE

What do you do when a tomato looks like an apple? Or when a carrot isn’t pin straight? Or when an institution overorders dairy supplies?...

THE BIRTH OF BACKPACK SOCIETY

It all began in 2019 with a hunch, an inkling in the back of June Everett’s mind that something was amiss. At the time, June had two...