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Dale Earnhardt Jr. delivers backpacks to local elementary school

Dale Earnhardt Jr. surprises students for the Vera Bradley + Blessings In A Backpack event at Shepherd Elementary on September 16, 2019, in Mooresville, N.C. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images for Vera Bradley)

On Monday, popular NASCAR personality Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy, partnered with Vera Bradley and Blessings in a Backpack to host a back-to-school charity carnival at Shepherd Elementary in Mooresville, North Carolina.

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During the event, the Earnhardts help distribute backpacks to 515 students. Each bag contained a weekend food kit as well.

The couple also joined the kids at the carnival.

To find out more about the program, click here.

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