Backpack Buddies receives $2,100 through 3-Degree Guarantee

Published: Jan. 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM EST

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Every degree made a difference. During the month of December, with the ANF 3-Degree Guarantee, each time Chief Meteorologist Jennifer Valdez and the Atlanta News First weather team got the forecast within three degrees, $50 was donated to a local nonprofit.

Backpack Buddies is a nonprofit dedicated to sending meals home with food‑insecure children across Metro Atlanta

Thanks to our partner, Coolray Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical, who matched each donation, the impact was doubled every time the forecast was spot on.