Giant Customers Help Raise over $460,000 to help Fight Hunger

To round out Hunger Action Month, GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets announced a donation of $463,202 to fight hunger throughout its operating areas as a result of the companies’ annual fall Bag Hunger campaign.

During the two-week in-store campaign, Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, customers were able to donate $1 at the checkout to benefit their local food bank.

“The fight against hunger is an ongoing one for many families in our community,” said Jeff Beaulieu, vice president of sales and merchandising. “Because of the overwhelming support of our customers and associates through in-store campaigns like Bag Hunger, we are able to provide our regional and local food bank partners with thousands more meals to help our neighbors who are most in need.”

More than 85 regional food banks, local pantries and soup kitchens across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia benefited from this year’s campaign. Major recipient food banks of this year’s Bag Hunger campaign include:

Philabundance, $49,588 Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, $39,832

Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley, $21,846 

Water Street Rescue Mission (Lancaster, P.A.), $16,517

Greater Berks County Food Bank, $9,833

Food Resources of Washington County, $9,398

Lord Fairfax Area Food Bank, $8,924

St. Vincent DePaul Assumption Chapel Food Pantry, $8,112

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network, $6,326

Western Maryland Food Bank, $4,883

Loaves and Fishes (Martinsburg, W.V.), $3,934

For a list of donations to local food banks and pantries in your area, please contact Chris Brand at christopher.brand@ahold.com.

Information courtesy of Giant.