Safeway Inc. customers and employees raised $10.4 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), funding millions of dollars in research and for supporting MDA clinical care. Safeway EVP Larree Renda presented National Youth Chairman Luke Christie with the check during the MDA Labor Day Telethon in Las Vegas on Sept. 4. Including this year’s contributions, […]
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Posted in, National
Snapple & Maroon 5 Release ‘Tea Will Be Loved’ to Benefit Feeding America
Snapple and Grammy award-winning pop-rock band Maroon 5 have partnered to launch ‘Tea Will Be Loved’
Posted in, West
Ralphs Charitable Campaign to Benefit Susan G. Koman
Ralphs Grocery Co. has begun a fundraising campaign to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure® affiliates in Southern California and their work to fight breast cancer. Customers and Ralphs associates can support their local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate through the supermarket chain’s nonprofit arm, The Ralphs Fund, by donating their spare […]
Posted in, Midwest, Southeast
Meijer Launches Latest Food Pantry Donation Program
With food pantries struggling to keep up with demand in late summer, Meijer launched its latest Simply Give campaign to provide support to local food banks and pantries. Unemployment continues to challenge the U.S. economy and an increasing number of people now focus on local food banks to help feed their families. To help ease […]
Posted in, Southeast
Food Lion and Customers Raise More Than $100,000
Food Lion associates and its customers raised a record $101,149 during its “Thriller on the Griller at the Beach” events, which benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Posted in, West
Grocery Outlet Helping to Feed People Facing Hunger
For one in six Americans, hunger is a reality. Berkeley, Calif.-based Grocery Outlet, according to a company press release, is proud to announce the Independence from Hunger campaign
Posted in, Southeast
Winn-Dixie’s Food Recovery Program a Success in First Year
Florida-based Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has provided approximately eight million pounds of perishable items—or more than six million nutritious meals—to the affiliate food banks of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Winn-Dixie first piloted its food recovery program in 10 stores beginning in January 2009 and expanded the program to all of its stores […]
Posted in, Northeast
Stop & Shop Begins Campaign to Help Tornado Victims
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced on June 15 that it will begin a solicitation campaign to raise money to help those affected by the recent tornadoes in Massachusetts. One hundred percent of the donations will go directly to the American Red Cross of Central and Western Massachusetts. The fundraising campaign will begin […]
Posted in, Southeast
Annual BI-LO Charity Classic Raises $4,920,622 for Non-Profits Across Southeast
As the 28th annual BI-LO Charity Classic came to a close July 13, BI-LO Charities announced that this year’s tournament raised a total of $4,920,622 to aid non-profit organizations across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee which benefit BI-LO Charities’ three key initiatives: children’s needs, education and hunger relief. “This year’s golf tournament was […]
Posted in, Southeast
Harris Teeter to Donate $215K to Food Banks
The Harris Teeter Inc. supermarket chain will donate $215,000 to its food bank partners, including Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina in Winston-Salem. Harris Teeter raised the funds during its annual spring golf outing. According to The Business Journal, proceeds will be divided among 14 of Harris Teeter’s food-bank partner agencies. “The past […]
Posted in, National
Rising Sun Farms Donates 10% of Profits for Celiac Awareness Month
In support of Celiac Awareness Month this May, Rising Sun Farms will donate 10 percent of May’s profits to the Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF). The CDF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services and support regarding celiac disease through programs of awareness, education, advocacy and research. Celiac, or gluten intolerance, is an autoimmune disorder […]