Company aims to raise $300,000 to support food pantries across nine states GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. , Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company SpartanNash ® (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) has launched its eighth annual fundraiser to support local food pantries across the Midwest this holiday season.
Running through Nov. 3 , the campaign aims to raise $300,000 , with 100% of donations staying in the communities where they are collected. Store guests can contribute by donating $0.
50 , $1 , $5 or $10 at the checkout in SpartanNash-operated stores, including Quick Stop convenience stores, or online at shopfamilyfare.com . These donations will directly benefit food pantries in Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Nebraska , North Dakota , Ohio , South Dakota and Wisconsin .
"As a leading food solutions company, SpartanNash takes to heart our responsibility to help fight hunger," said SpartanNash SVP and Chief Communications Officer Adrienne Chance . "This initiative, powered by the generosity of our shoppers and Associates, is all about delivering the ingredients for a better life to those who need it most, when they need it the most." In 2023, SpartanNash and its store guests raised over $300,000 to help local food pantries provide critical resources to their communities.
Since its inception, the annual fundraiser has raised more than $2 million . With food insecurity affecting more than 13% of U.S.
households in 2023, according to the USDA , this year's support is mor.