As part of an ongoing commitment to addressing food insecurity and hunger in local communities, a group of employees from Wegmans Food Markets’ Downingtown and Malvern stores will come to Chester County Food Bank‘s facility in Exton, Pa. on Thursday, February 22, to present a check for $152,789 and deliver a truckload of 17,000 pounds of non-perishable food.
“I am truly amazed at the collaboration between Wegmans and their customers,” says Larry Welsch, executive director of the Chester County Food Bank. “Unfortunately, food insecurity continues to increase in Chester County so we are ever grateful that Wegmans is a steadfast supporter of the Food Bank and our mission to mobilize the community to ensure access to real, healthy food.”
The funds were raised during Wegmans’ annual “Care About Hunger” campaign, which ran from mid-October through mid-December in 2017. During that time, customers and employees were offered opportunities to contribute between $1 and $5 (or any other amount) at checkout. Each store donated 100% of the proceeds to a local food bank. At the Downingtown and Malvern Wegmans, the fall campaign raised $6,527 more in fall 2017 than the fall 2016 campaign. Through various initiatives since 2010, these two Wegmans locations, together, have donated more than $500,000 to the Chester County Food Bank.
“We believe communities thrive when we all work together, and there’s no greater example of that than our partnerships with local and regional food banks to help provide food for people at risk of hunger, whether that’s through food donations or checkout scanning campaigns,” said Amy Miller, Wegmans Malvern store manager. “We’re grateful for our customers and employees who demonstrate a shared commitment to making a difference in our communities by giving so generously during the Care About Hunger campaign each year, and for our community partners who work so hard addressing the needs of our communities all year long.”
- Photo: Chester County Food Bank
