Food Lion Customers & Associates Donate More than $170,000 for American Red Cross Disaster Relief in Response to Hurricane Do...
09 Octubre 2019 - 10:50AM
Business Wire
More than 1,000 Food Lion Locations Accepted
Donations at Checkout for Two Weeks
Today, Food Lion customers and associates donated more than
$170,000 for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in
response to Hurricane Dorian, which impacted the East Coast last
month.
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Food Lion associates Patty Holt and Mitch
Hendrix present check to American Red Cross staff on behalf of Food
Lion customers. (Photo: Business Wire)
All funds raised through the two-week campaign, which started
Sept. 6 and ended Sept. 20, were donated to the American Red Cross
Disaster Relief fund to help neighbors in need recover from
Hurricane Dorian and other disasters.
“The Red Cross is proud to count Food Lion as a partner to
provide people with much needed support as we help communities
impacted by disasters big and small, and countless other crises,”
said Don Herring, chief development officer at the American Red
Cross.
Food Lion offered customers the option of donating at all
checkout registers the amount of their choice or rounding their
purchase up to the nearest dollar.
“We know that our associates and customers care about their
neighbors in the towns and cities we serve that were impacted by
Hurricane Dorian, and it’s no surprise they responded in such a big
way,” said Meg Ham, president of Food Lion. “Our communities know
they can count on Food Lion in their time of need, and we’re proud
to join with the American Red Cross to support our neighbors in
need as they recover from Hurricane Dorian or any other emergency
needs.”
About Food Lion Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C.,
since 1957, has more than 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 donated more than
500 million meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has
committed to donate 1 billion more meals by 2025. Food Lion is a
company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based
Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
About the American Red Cross The American Red Cross
shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of
disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches
skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid;
and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is
a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the
generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more
information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or
visit us on Twitter at @GCRRedCross.
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Benny Smith, APR 704-310-4077 blsmith@foodlion.com