Liberty Tire Recycling Raises $195,000 for Blessings in a Backpack
Third year of partnership expands support for children facing weekend hunger across the United States
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OCT 16, 2026 — In recognition of National Childhood Hunger Awareness Day and World Food Day, Liberty Tire Recycling announced that its employees, business partners and supporters raised $195,000 in 2026 for Blessings in a Backpack. Blessings in a Backpack is a national nonprofit that provides weekend food to school-aged children who might otherwise go hungry. This is the third year of Liberty's partnership with Blessings in a Backpack. The funds were raised through the Liberty Cares Charity Golf Tournament and partner contributions. 'In three years, we have raised over $400,000 and packed more than 16,000 food packs for kids in need. This is only possible with the employees at Liberty giving their time and effort to this project, and customers and partners committing their time and resources,' said Thomas Womble, CEO of Liberty Tire Recycling. The partnership started because of what employees told Liberty — when asked what mattered most, they said they wanted to support a cause that helps children and fights hunger. Employees at five Liberty locations will also pack food packs at events in late October: Santa Fe Springs, CA, Midlothian, TX, Minerva, OH, Jackson, GA, and Portland, OR, packing 6,500 bags of weekend meals. 'Thanks to the generosity of Liberty, their leadership, customers, and employees as well as the outings' donors and sponsors, over $195,000 was raised this year,' said Alexis Hartman, Manager of Corporate Partnerships, Midwest, at Blessings in a Backpack. Employees across the company are also taking part in a notecard activity, writing notes of encouragement for the bags. Liberty raised $87,805 in 2024 and $132,785 in 2025. Over three years, Liberty has now raised over $415,000 for Blessings in a Backpack.
About Liberty Tire Recycling
About Liberty Tire Recycling: Liberty is committed to partnering with industry leaders to help inspire a more sustainable planet. Liberty is continuously striving to find new and better ways to reclaim, recycle, reuse, and repurpose the end-of-life tires it collects. As the market leader in tire recycling management in North America, diverting more than 4.8 billion pounds of rubber from landfills each year, Liberty's passion is to make the world a better place to live for generations to come by boldly changing the way the industry approaches sustainability. Learn more at www.libertytire.com. About Blessings in a Backpack: provides weekend food for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry. Since 2008, it has served more than 1 million children and provided more than 30 million hunger-free weekends. www.blessingsinabackpack.org.
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