During the 2024-25 college basketball season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 51 programs in eight states, including 15 women’s teams, for its “Score to Give More” initiative.
For every free throw made during regular season and tournament games, Food Lion Feeds provided 100 meals (up to 30,000 per team), with the effort totaling more than 1.6 million meals.
The program benefits each school’s campus food pantry or affiliated Feeding America partner food bank where each college is located in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Since the program’s inception in 2019, it has helped provide more than 6.5 million meals. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves.
“The Score to Give More Program is about raising awareness about food insecurity in our communities and engaging college students in the fight against hunger,” said Kevin Durkee, manager, Food Lion Feeds.
“It also strengthens our college partnerships and supports our students and student-athletes. We are incredibly proud to collaborate with so many colleges dedicated to making a real difference.”
The Score to Give More campaign is one of many efforts Food Lion Feeds leads in partnership with college campuses. Food Lion Feeds also teams up with universities for its “Sack to Give Back” campaign, providing 1,000 meals (up to 30,000 meals per school) for every quarterback sack made by the participating institution.
Food Lion Feeds has helped to provide more than 1.5 billion meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032.
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