August 22, 2026

6th Annual Back-to-School Food Drive

It’s that time of year again! Our 6th Annual Back-to-School food drive is set for August 22nd and we’re reaching out for your help! 

Each year, more neighborhoods, businesses, sports teams, churches and community groups join the effort, helping us collect thousands of pounds of food to stock our warehouse for the upcoming year (25,000+ lbs on one Saturday!). We hope you’ll join us for this annual event.

• Be a Neighborhood Ambassador
• Inspire your office to hold a food drive
• Organize your sports team, scout troop, or any group to get involved

Keep reading for more details and sign-up TODAY!

EVENT DETAILS:

• WHAT – 6th Annual Back-to-School Food Drive
• WHY – To restock our warehouse with food for local students experiencing food insecurity.
• WHEN – Sat, August 22nd, 9am-noon (food drop-off)
  • Bag distribution – August 14th – 16th
• WHERE – Bags of Hope warehouse – 10308 Bailey Rd., Suite 413, Cornelius

LINK TO SIGN-UP – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AC2CABF4C70-64319778-2026

LINK TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION TO THE FOOD DRIVE – https://bagsofhope-bloom.kindful.com/6th-annual-back-to-school-food-drive-2026

When signing up, please include:

• Your neighborhood/group name
• An estimate of how many bags you’d like to distribute (one per household)

Don’t worry if you’re unsure of the exact number – you can adjust it later. If you’re covering only a portion of a larger neighborhood, please note that in the comments.

IMPT NOTE: If more than one person signs up in your neighborhood, we will connect you via email so you can coordinate your efforts! It is helpful to have a team of people helping, especially in larger communities!

The list of food items is included in the flyer below or you can link to it here. Each bag distributed will have this flyer attached to it.

No time to shop? Make a monetary donation to our food drive here – https://bagsofhope-bloom.kindful.com/6th-annual-back-to-school-food-drive-2026

List of participating neighborhoods, businesses and other groups, UPDATE, as of 7.21.26:

81 neighborhoods

16 other businesses/groups

Neighborhood/Group/Business

100 Norman Place

Avery Park

Arbormere

Bailey Springs

Beckett

Beverly

Birkdale

Birkdale Grove

Birkdale Village

Blue Stone Harbor

Bridgeport

Cabin Creek

Cambridge Grove

Captains Point

Camden/Blackwood Knoll

Cedarfield

Centennial at Historic Huntersville

Coventry Glen

Crown Harbor

Davidson (Kimberly, Hudson Place & Patrick Johnson)

Davidson (Greenway Infill)

Davidson (Pine & Avinger)

Davidson (Walnut, South, Spring & Goodrum)

Davidson Downes

Davidson East

Davidson Equestrian

Davidson Pond

Davidson Woods

Eckley

FedEx Freight

Free Coat Nails

Gabriel Estates

Gilead Ridge

Gilead Village

Glenridge

Good Gaines Fitness (Lift Project)

Granary Oaks

Greenfield

Hagers Ferry

Hampton Ridge

Harbor Master

Haven’s Foundation

Havenview Drive

Heritage Green

Hobbs Hill

Hough Men’s Lacrosse Team

Island Forest

Jetton Cove & Jetton Place

Kellswater Bridge

Kenmare

Kings Crossing

Lake Davidson Park

Lake Norman Charter Volleyball Team

Latta Springs

MacAulay

Mayes Hall

McConnell

Melbourne

Mosaic Church

Muirfield

New Life Christian Summer Camp

Northchase

Northstone

Novant Health

Pages Pond

Pointe Regatta

Regus

River Run

River Run – The Reserve

Smithstone

Somerset

Sterling Pointe

The Enclave

The Hamptons

The Overlook

The Peninsula (Peninsula Cove, Belle Isle, Molly Pop, Harbor Light, Yawl, Green Dolphin, Players Ridge & SpringWinds)

The Pines

The Reserve at Washam Potts

The Woodlands

Torance

Town Heights

Troop 5410

United Community Bank – Cornelius

United Community Bank – Davidson

United Community Bank – Huntersville

Vermillion

Victoria Bay

Villages of Denver

Walden

Waterford on the Rocky River

Waterlynn

Watermark LKN

Weatherstone

Westmoreland

Wynfield

Wynfield Forest