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Blessings in a backpack

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | November 24, 2025

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Katie Fields and Michelle Putnik

Katie Fields and Michelle Putnik (pictured, from left) supported Bayou City Blessings at a luncheon at Lakeside Country Club. The Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack program provides bags of food for food-insecure students to take home on Fridays to keep them fed between Friday’s free school lunch and Monday’s free school breakfast. The fundraising luncheon featured local cookbook author, recipe creator, and cooking instructor Marcia Smart. Founded by Melissa Peter in 2012, Bayou City Blessings is part of the Blessings in a Backpack national program for elementary school children. The Bayou City chapter serves more than 2,300 children at 14 Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD elementary schools.

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