BFL Founder Brett D’Alessandro sat down with his college fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, to discuss what it means to serve other veterans…
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Our founder Alexa sat down with Kevin Entwistle of UBS for an episode of Your Story Is Our Story. She talks about her journey through the corporate world, taking on a role full-time with BFL and what it’s like to be an entrepreneur.
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We recently sat down with a fellow Marine who hosts the Department of VA Podcast Borne The Battle to talk all things BFL; how we got started, the challenges we faced as a veteran and military spouse and what we’re up to now. PLUS…An Update on THE BOWERY PACK!
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Take a look at our recent feature on MSNBC’s The Morning Joe where we share the story of one veteran we’re currently assisting to find housing & employment…
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Following our win at the 4th Annual Veterans Awards, we sat down with One America News Network to share more about what we do and what it means to receive this award!
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Backpacks For Life went to NYC for a packing event at WeWork where we assembled 50 backpacks and had a chance to sit down with the Fox News team!
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Hosted a packing event with the WeWork Veterans In Resident team in NYC and had the chance to be featured in the NY Post for our work!
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We spent some time with the Comcast Newsmakers team to share our latest project with them, The Bowery Pack. Sharing our mission and the features behind the pack that is changing the game for our veterans!
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Check out a recent article written in The Blue Magazine. Our dear friend and board member, Mike Boll, who is also the president of the New Jersey Veterans Network, shares his story of partnering with Backpacks For Life. We’re grateful to work alongside him in our efforts to help veterans!
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A great feature in The Progress, a NJ newspaper, sharing our story and how our founder, Brett was first impacted by the care packages he received overseas.
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Backpacks For Life was invited to Yankee Stadium to be honored for our work with veterans in our community. Thanks to State Farm & the New York Yankees for allowing us to continue sharing our mission!
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Backpacks For Life was interviewed at the 9th Annual Anthony Fasano Foundation Bocce Bash, held at Verona Park in Verona, NJ.
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HotSeat Warmers speaks about their partnership in donating disposable seat warmers to BFL on Building Business Icons
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Backpacks For Life was featured on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss the mission of the organization and how we are serving the veteran community.
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Backpacks For Life is featured in Times Square NYC!
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Backpacks For Life visited 94.7's NYC studio where we were featured on their show 'Nash Matters' which highlights great programs and activities going on in the community.
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New York Yankees' manager Joe Gerardi highlights Backpacks For LIfe's work and in turn results in another feature in the New York Times...
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Backpacks For Life attended the Liberty Lightning 9k in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ where we were interviewed and featured on 880 AM News' Memorial Day Tribute
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Backpacks For Life Founder Brett D'Alessandro is interviewed by NJTV for a segment on D'Alessandro's journey to creating Backpacks For Life
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Backpacks For Life is brought on youtube series 'Food Hero' and receives incredible donation of backpacks from Hometown Heroes, a nonprofit of South Jersey.
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