Cristyna Ramos, family involvement paraprofessional at Backman Elementary School, hands out food for students on Monday, March 30, 2020, as the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids work with volunteers in feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Cristyna Ramos, family involvement paraprofessional at Backman Elementary School, hands out food for students on Monday as the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids work with volunteers to feed 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in the Salt Lake City School District to ensure at-risk children due to COVID-19 are fed through May. Monday’s deliveries contained 31,000 meals and snacks for the week, along with hand soap and hygiene kits. PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau said in a news release that his foundation is “excited to partner with For The Kids and help provide relief during an extremely difficult time. Their support of the Rose Park community, where I am from, made this partnership an obvious choice. Our hope is that by taking care of and helping these kids and their families, they will get the nourishment they need and feel the spirit of love and community that makes Salt Lake City, and the whole state of Utah, a great place to call home.”

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Faduma Ismail, paraprofessional at Backman Elementary School, smiles as she places food items in a bag on Monday, March 30, 2020, as the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids, working with volunteers and supporters, sponsor feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in Salt Lake City to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Karina Lugo-Villalba waves to some kids that are inside a car on Monday, March 30, 2020, as the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids work with volunteers and supporters, feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in Salt Lake City to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Minda Zoloth, executive director of For The Kids, places a photo of Tony Finau on a stand at Backman Elementary on Monday, March 30, 2020, as the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids, working with volunteers and supporters, sponsor feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in Salt Lake City to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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School staff at Backman Elementary in Salt Lake City join with the Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids working to feed 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19 on Monday, March 30, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Volunteers load food onto a van on Monday, March 30, 2020, as The Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids, working with volunteers and supporters, sponsor feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in Salt Lake City to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Jacque Contant loads boxes of turkeys donated by the Greek Orthodox Church n Monday, March 30, 2020, as The Tony Finau Foundation and For The Kids, working with volunteers and supporters, sponsor feeding 500 children each week at both Backman and Liberty elementary schools in Salt Lake City to ensure these at-risk children are fed through May due to COVID-19. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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