Liberty Tire Recycling said its employees, business partners and supporters raised $195,000 in 2026 for Blessings in a Backpack, a national nonprofit that supplies weekend food to school-aged children who might otherwise go hungry. The company announced the total to mark National Childhood Hunger Awareness Day and World Food Day.
The money came from Liberty's Liberty Cares Charity Golf Tournament and from partner contributions. This is the third year of the partnership: Liberty reported raising $87,805 in 2024 and $132,785 in 2025, which puts the three-year total at more than $415,000.
Chief executive Thomas Womble credited employees for volunteering their time and effort on the project and customers and partners for committing time and resources, adding that he was proud to be part of the team. He said the three-year effort had raised more than $400,000 and packed more than 16,000 food packs for children in need.
According to the company, the partnership began after Liberty asked employees which causes mattered most to them; staff said they wanted to support work that helps children and fights hunger.
Employees at five locations plan to pack 6,500 bags of weekend meals for local Blessings in a Backpack programs at events in late October: Santa Fe Springs, California; Midlothian, Texas; Minerva, Ohio; Jackson, Georgia; and Portland, Oregon. Staff across the company will also write and color encouragement notes to go into the bags, an activity that lets sites not hosting a packing event take part.
Alexis Hartman, manager of corporate partnerships, Midwest, at Blessings in a Backpack, said the nonprofit was grateful to Liberty's leadership, customers and employees, as well as to donors and sponsors of the outings, for the support provided year after year.