Liberty Tire Recycling said its employees, business partners and supporters raised $195,000 in 2026 for Blessings in a Backpack, a national nonprofit that provides weekend food to school-age children who might otherwise go hungry. The company linked the fundraising total to National Childhood Hunger Awareness Day and World Food Day.
The result comes in the third year of the partnership. Liberty said the money was raised through its Liberty Cares Charity Golf Tournament and through contributions from partners. Company figures show the effort has now brought in more than $415,000 over three years: $87,805 in 2024, $132,785 in 2025 and $195,000 in 2026. Liberty also said the partnership has packed more than 16,000 food packs for children in need.
Thomas Womble, chief executive of Liberty Tire Recycling, credited employees for volunteering their time and customers and partners for committing resources. He said the company was proud of the team effort and thanked those who made the campaign possible. The partnership began after employees were asked what causes mattered most to them and said they wanted to support an organization that helps children and fights hunger; Blessings in a Backpack does both, according to the company.
The 2026 total is the highest of the three years Liberty has reported. The company said the three-year effort has packed more than 16,000 food packs, while the five packing events planned for this year are expected to produce 6,500 bags of weekend meals for local programs. The fundraising and volunteer activities are linked through the same employee-led model: workers identified the cause, the charity tournament and partners supplied funds, and local teams carry out packing and note-writing activities.
Packing events planned in five communities
Employees at five Liberty locations are scheduled to pack weekend meal bags at events in late October. The sites are Santa Fe Springs, California; Midlothian, Texas; Minerva, Ohio; Jackson, Georgia; and Portland, Oregon. Together, the teams plan to pack 6,500 bags for local Blessings in a Backpack programs.
Employees across the company also plan to take part in a notecard activity, writing and coloring messages of encouragement for the bags students take home. Liberty said the activity allows every location to participate, including sites that are not hosting a packing event.
Alexis Hartman, manager of corporate partnerships, Midwest, at Blessings in a Backpack, thanked Liberty’s leadership, customers, employees and the event donors and sponsors. She said the organization was grateful for the care, compassion and kindness the Liberty community has provided year after year to support children who need its services.