Campaign Overview
KOFI DAY OF SERVICE - 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
25 Cities - 345 Volunteers - 780 Hours of Service
Volunteers made a powerful impact through a wide range of service initiatives this year:
In kitchens, they prepared and packaged thousands of meals for delivery.
At food banks and youth centers, they sorted and packed boxes for seniors, kids, and families in need
Other groups supported families by sorting donated children’s clothing, assembling furniture and assisting with grocery shopping.
Outdoor teams got their hands dirty harvesting vegetables and removing weeds and invasive species.
2026 Day of Service Locations:
Asheville, NC (Equal Plates Project) · Atlanta, GA (Open Hand) · Austin, TX (Central Texas Food Bank) · Berkeley, CA (Edible Schoolyard Project) · Boca Raton, FL (Boca Helping Hands) · Boston, MA (Cradles to Crayons) · Buffalo, NY (Kevin’s Guest House) · Charlotte, NC (Nourish Up) · Chicago, IL (Chicago Furniture Bank) · Denver, CO (Conscious Alliance) · Greenwood, SC (United Way of the Lakelands) · Hauppauge, NY (Long Island Cares) · Hillsborough, NJ (Feeding Hands Pantry) · Indianapolis, IN (Second Helpings) · Jacksonville, FL (Feeding Northeast Florida) · Nashville, TN (Dream Streets) · New York City, NY (God’s Love We Deliver — Manhattan + Brooklyn) Philadelphia, PA (Cradles to Crayons) · Portland, OR (Oregon Food Bank) · San Diego, CA (Youth Assistance Coalition) · Santa Monica, CA (Westside Food Bank) · Seattle, WA (Food Lifeline) · St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Food Bank) · Washington, DC (Capital Area Food Bank)
Our Impact By The Numbers
34,000+ meals prepared and packed
4,216 lbs of pears repacked
3,314 hoisin chicken dinners prepared
2,950 items of clothing sorted for children
2,000 lbs of rice repacked
1,273 boxes of food packed for seniors and families
1,266 servings of quinoa salad prepared
1,260 snack packs put together for kids
960 vegetable stew dinners prepared
616 bags of produce and pantry bags packed
409 donated winter coats sorted
360 children impacted through donated clothing
280 lbs of potatoes + 195 lbs of peppers chopped for meals
75 youth welcomed into a refreshed space
67 families helped with their pantry shopping
50 lbs of turnip greens + 48 lbs of apples prepped for meals
30+ t-shirts imprinted for Feeding Northeast Florida’s new merch shop
23 kitchen starter packages + 16 dressers assembled
22.5 lbs of tomatoes harvested
16 pallets of donated food, clothes, and toys sorted
3 garden beds weeded
2 kitchen tables and 1 couch donated
Kofi Burbridge was an extraordinary artist whose generosity, talent, and spirit touched countless lives. A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, he was a passionate advocate for music education and a constant source of inspiration, both on and off the stage.
Born on September 22, 1961, Kofi passed away on February 15, 2019, due to complications from a cardiac condition. A two-time Grammy Award-winning keyboardist, flautist, composer, and arranger, he shared his musical gifts as a member of Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Derek Trucks Band, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. He was also a guiding force to his younger brother, bassist Oteil Burbridge—now a member of Dead & Company. Kofi’s legacy lives on in the music he created, the lives he touched, and the artists he inspired.
