On Tuesday, Dutch Farms Inc. donated a truckload of 10,800 dozen eggs to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. The eggs will be distributed through the food bank’s 120-plus partner food pantries, soup kitchens and other agencies and will provide 13,500 meals to individuals and families struggling with hunger in Lake and Porter counties. More […]
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ZeroWater ‘Filters For Flint’ Doubles Donations With Help From Target
On the coattails of a donation program for the residents of Flint, Michigan, Target has announced a donation of 5,000 ZeroWater filters, a figure that ZeroWater will match through its “Filters for Flint” program, bringing the total to 10,000 units being donated to the United Way of Genesee County. Target’s contribution more than doubles the total donations to date through […]
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SpartanNash Water Drive Benefits Flint, Michigan, Residents
Now through Feb. 13, customers at all 91 Michigan D&W, Family Fare, VG’s, ValuLand and Forest Hills Foods stores and fuel centers will have the opportunity to make a cash register donation of $2.99 toward a 24-pack case of Spartan brand bottled water to benefit Flint, Michigan, residents. SpartanNash will apply 100 percent of the […]
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Big Red, Trees For Troops Bring Christmas Cheer To Military Families
Austin, Texas-based Big Red soda has partnered with Trees for Troops to donate live Christmas trees to military families. For every Big Red purchase this holiday season, Big Red will donate a portion of the proceeds to send Christmas trees to military members and their families around the world. Last year, Trees for Troops donated […]
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BI-LO, Harveys And Winn-Dixie Donate $3M To Help Support Wounded Warrior Project
Through a combination of customer and vendor donations and all profits earned at BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery stores July 4th, Southeastern Grocers will donate $3,044,091.38 to support the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Independence Program (IP), which helps warriors live life fully on their own terms. Ian McLeod, CEO and president of Southeastern Grocers, said, […]
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Team ShelbyUSA Readying For First-Ever CF Running Event
In the past few years, Team ShelbyUSA has walked, climbed, hiked and biked to fight cystic fibrosis. Now, it is building the first Team ShelbyUSA Running Team. This will be the first-ever CF running event for Team ShelbyUSA and the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, Orange County Chapter. It will take place in Long Beach, California, […]
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Kroger Headquarters Building Goes Pink For Fifth Year
Kroger and Yoplait are partnering for the fifth year with the annual Sharing Courage campaign. Throughout October, Kroger will keep its headquarters in Cincinnati pink and display a 150-ft. promotional banner to show its support for fighting breast cancer. As part of the campaign, Yoplait, a General Mills brand, is partnering with Kroger to donate $20,000 to […]
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Harris Teeter And Titan Farms Donate 57K Lbs. Of Peaches To Food Bank
Harris Teeter and vendor Titan Farms donated approximately 57,000 lbs. of peaches to the Second Harvest Food Banks in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, N.C., this past week to help feed people struggling with hunger in the local communities. This donation is part of the retailer’s participation in the inaugural “Peaches with A Purpose” program sponsored by […]
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Vanguard Cancer Foundation Receives Vons Foundation Grant
The Vanguard Cancer Foundation (VCF) received a $10,000 grant from Vons Foundation, the charitable arm of the Vons Division of Safeway. The grant will fund functional profile assay at Rational Therapeutics, a Long Beach-based cancer testing laboratory that offers personalized treatment of cancer patients. “We are grateful for the ongoing support of the Vons Foundation,” […]