Hilary Duff has been working hard in order to launch the charity Blessing in a Backpack in Bogota and finally it has been achieved! So, to pay back all the companies and people who have been joining together to make this work, Hilary has posted a little thank you letter on her official website. Take a look at the letter below! See more of Hilary’s thank you letter after the jump! … More »
A couple of weeks ago, Hilary Duff went to Bogota Bogota, Colombia this weekend to kick-start her Blessings in a Backpack program in the city. While there, Hilary Duff was named “Ambassador for the Youth” by the Mayor and toured local areas and hospitals. Here are three new videos from Hilary’s visit:
The first video shows Hilary receiving some gifts then later handing out backpacks full of food to school kids. There is an interview with Hilary, but it’s hard… More »
The Associated Press has covered Hilary Duff’s trip to Bogota, which is great. This gives us an interview that hasn’t been dubbed over! In the interview, Hilary shares that she had an “amazing invitation from the Mayor’s office to come to Bogota, recognize the work that I’ve been doing with children and the founder of Blessings in a Backpack, Stan Curtis. We’ve been working together for 4 years, feeding children over the weekends.”
Hilary shares that the first school in Bogota,… More »
Earlier, we shared some of the photos that Jamie Rodriguez was putting on his Twitter account in Bogota. Jamie has continued to document Hilary’s visit to Bogota, working on a documentary of her visit. In addition to documenting her many visits, Jamie has been interviewing Hilary each day. Should be a good interview in the end!
Jamie shared that there have been a lot of Hilary fans at each event in Bogota and that Hilary “got emotional and teary” giving… More »
On August 15th, Hilary Duff’s second day in Bogota, Colombia, Hilary went with the Mayor to visit the Polideportivo Valles de Cafam, where she helped young people with disabilities and participated in a massive vaccination session, as we saw in the second photo here. She also toured Hospital de Meissen where she visited the pediatrics wing.
On the same day, Hilary visited a center where young people who used to live on the streets are being taught new skills and are… More »
On August 15th, Hilary Duff’s second day in Bogota, Colombia to support her Blessings in a Backpack charity in the city, Hilary was asked to give the opening kick at the Millonarios and Nacional soccer game. She even had a special jersey for the occasion!
Hilary reportedly stayed to watch the game, which ended with a draw. … More »
Hilary Duff spent her weekend in Bogota, Colombia to kick-start her Blessings in a Backpack program in the city. Hilary Duff was named “Ambassador for the Youth” by the Mayor, Samuel Moreno, and was given a key to the city. Here is a video of that ceremony, which includes Hilary saying thanks in Spanish!:
In an interview, when asked who her favorite Colombian singer was, Hilary said Shakira… a star who also does a lot of charity work.
“I think… More »
Hilary Duff went to Bogota, Colombia this weekend to kick-start her Blessings in a Backpack program in the city. While there, Hilary Duff was named “Ambassador for the Youth” by the Mayor, Samuel Moreno, and was given a key to the city.
Blessings in a Backpack will hand out more than 3,000 backpacks filled with food for the children of Bogota during their weekend visit – each weekend these bags will be refilled. In addition, Hilary Duff will be trying… More »
Hilary Duff flew to the city of Bogota in Colombia where she was greeted by the Mayor, Samuel Moreno. Hilary Duff was named youth ambassador for Bogota for her work with Blessings in a Backpack, a program now to be available in the city. Hilary will spend the weekend visiting schoolchildren and participating in cultural activities.
A journalist in Bogota, Jamie Rodriguez, has been tweeting Hilary’s reception by the mayor and her presentation with the Key to the City…. More »
Hilary Duff has confirmed that she will be making a trip to Bogota, Colombia this August (sometime in the first week)
As previously mentioned, Hilary Duff was named youth ambassador for Bogota. She’ll be traveling to Bogota with her charity, Blessings in a Backpack, to visit schoolchildren as part of an aim to take the weekend feeding program International.
“I am honored to meet the schoolchildren of Bogota, along with the founder of Blessings in a Backpack, Stan Curtis. We are, sincerely,… More »
Hilary Duff has been named as ambassador for the youth for the city of Bogota in Colombia. According to the Mayor of Bogota, Hilary Duff will be coming to the city sometime between August 1 and August 15 to be a guest of honor.
This honor was brought about as Blessings in a Backpack, the charity Hilary Duff has been ambassador of for some time now, plans to take the program to new levels. The charity will be promoted around… More »