Food Lion Donates 279,000 Meals Through Sack To Give Back Program

Throughout the 2019 college football season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 11 colleges and universities to help local neighbors in need. During the season, for every quarterback sack made by the participating college, Food Lion Feeds donated 1,000 meals to local Feeding America-affiliated food banks.

“At Food Lion, we’re committed to fighting hunger in the towns and cities we serve, and we were cheering on each school to rack up as many sacks as they could to help us in this mission,” said Emma Inman, director of external communications and community relations for Food Lion. “The Sack to Give Back program was a fun and unique way to join with each school and its players to fight hunger across North Carolina, South Carolina and Delaware. We’re proud of the hard work these student athletes did on the field to make sure more of our neighbors can eat this holiday season.”

The participating colleges and the number of meals donated through their team’s sack totals are listed below:

• Appalachian State – (29 sacks), 29,000 Meals Donated to Second Harvest of Northwest North Carolina Food Bank
• Catawba College – (19 sacks), 19,000 Meals Donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
• Duke University – (30 sacks), 30,000 Meals Donated to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
• East Carolina University – (23 sacks), 23,000 Meals Donated to Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
• Elon University – (22 sacks), 22,000 Meals Donated to Second Harvest of Northwest North Carolina Food Bank
• James Madison University – (30 sacks), 30,000 Meals Donated to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
• North Carolina A&T University – (30 sacks), 30,000 Meals Donated to Second Harvest of Northwest North Carolina Food Bank
• North Carolina State University – (30 sacks), 30,000 Meals Donated to Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
• University of Delaware – (7 sacks), 7,000 Meals Donated to Food Bank of Delaware
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – (28 sacks), 28,000 Meals Donated to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
• Wake Forest University – (30 sacks), 30,000 Meals Donated to Second Harvest of Northwest North Carolina Food Bank