In 2008, Robert "Bob" Doberstein and wife Carrie led the effort to form the organization Buddy Backpacks for Harnett County Inc. Their vision was to provide nutritious food to children in Harnett County who had little or nothing to eat over the weekends, recognizing that study was not the primary concern of a hungry child.  The Buddy Backpack program is non-profit, organized under the provisions Title 24 U.S.C. Section 501C(3) which allows contributors to take a tax deduction for charitable contributions.