PHOTOS: David & Nicole Tepper Foundation / Classroom Central backpack distribution and carpool takeover
The Carolina Panthers, The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation and Classroom Central hosted a carpool takeover and high-spirited backpack distribution event this week at Briarwood Elementary School in Charlotte to celebrate the start of the school year. The event, along with one held in Mullins, S.C., on August 14, is part of a broader backpack and school supplies distribution benefiting thousands of students in high-need communities across eight school districts in the Carolinas. The program is funded by The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation, the Carolina Panthers and the John M. Belk Endowment in partnership with Classroom Central, a Charlotte-based non-profit that is helping coordinate the multi-district distribution.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.

The Carolina Panthers take part in giving away backpacks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Charlotte, NC.




