As part of its ongoing efforts to end hunger in its local communities, Food Lion Feeds will make food donations to several food pantries across its 10-state footprint. Following the busy holiday season when food donations are generally lower and pantry shelves are at risk of being empty, Food Lion Feeds will restock pantry shelves to help organizations maintain their services and provide healthy meals for those in need. This effort also comes at a time when many pantries are still rebuilding after Hurricane Matthew.
"We are extremely proud to partner with local food pantries in the towns and cities we serve," said Christy Phillips-Brown, director of external communications and community relations at Food Lion. "We know how busy our feeding agency partners were during the holiday season, and are honored to contribute in a way that will ensure community members do not have to make difficult choices because their local feeding agency ran out of food."
Pantry donation events include:
Jan. 26 – Mr. Fred's Pantry in Durham, N.C.
Food Lion is
stocking the pantry as well as distributing 100 bags of food to hungry
clients. Associate volunteers in Durham, N.C., and the Food Bank of
Central and Eastern North Carolina will be on hand to fill the pantry
shelves and distribute the food.
Jan. 26 – Faith Development Community Center in Kinston, N.C.
Food
Lion Feeds and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina will
partner to pack and provide 200 meals containing fresh and
non-perishable food items to assist residents who continue to rebuild
after Hurricane Matthew.
Jan. 27 – Greensboro Urban Ministries in Greensboro, N.C.
After
discovering this organization's pantry was running on empty, Food Lion
Feeds took action to schedule a donation in which Food Lion associates
in Greensboro, N.C., will donate thousands of meals to restock the food
pantry.
Jan. 27 – Salvation Army in Henderson, N.C.
This
organization was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew, and before they could
rebuild, was completely cleaned out due to high need during the holiday
season. Associates volunteers in Henderson, N.C., are volunteering to
fill the pantry and stock the shelves.
Jan. 27 – New Hope Baptist Church in Hickory, N.C.
New Hope
Baptist Church is partnering with Food Lion associates in Hickory, N.C.,
to fill backpacks for 18 children in need at Snow Creek Elementary
School.
Jan. 31 – Capital Area Partnership (CAPUP) – Richmond, Va.
After
being forced to close their doors at two satellite locations, the
Capital Area Partnership (CAPUP) was in desperate need of donations to
keep their pantry going. Food Lion Feeds and FeedMore Food Bank will
help CAPUP continue their mission to serve hungry families in Richmond.
Jan. 31 – Metropolitan Community Church – North Charleston, S.C.
Food
Lion volunteers and Lowcountry Food Bank representatives are stocking
the pantry shelves in at Metropolitan Community Church in North
Charleston with non-perishable items.
Feb. 8 – Mount Airy Elementary School in Mount Airy, N.C.
Food
Lion is matching a donation from the local Rotary Club to Mount Airy
Elementary School in the form of back pack food items to the school to
provide meals for hungry children.
Food Lion Feeds supports these local agencies and their respective communities through local store donations, special hunger-relief events and volunteer activities year-round, and surprised the agencies with this special gift to ensure they experience a fresh start to 2017.
Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has made a commitment to provide 500 million meals to individuals and families in need by the end of 2020. Since the launch of Food Lion Feeds in 2014, the grocer has already donated more than 250 million meals through in-store campaigns, in-store food rescue programs and associate volunteerism.
About Food Lion
Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since
1957, has nearly 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states
and employs more than 63,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding
heritage of low prices and convenient locations, Food Lion is working to
own the easiest full shop grocery experience in the Southeast, anchored
by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities
it serves. Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has committed to provide
500 million meals to individuals and families in need by the end of
2020. Food Lion is a company of Delhaize America, a U.S. division of
Amsterdam-based Royal Ahold Delhaize Group. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
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