ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling Event
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling Event
Editor’s note: We previously covered ShopRite’s Help Bag Hunger Day in 2024, where the Salvation Army’s Lt. Esther Mobley won the contest to gather the a basket of items with the highest value to be donated to local food banks and food pantries.
The below slideshow of the event features photographs from Sean Fitzpatrick and from ShopRite for this Partners In Caring event.
Following is a statement from ShopRite/Mannix Family Supermarkets about the event:
“The ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest is a beloved tradition for my family and team members, who are passionate about fighting hunger in the community,” said Tim Mannix, owner and operator of the ShopRites of Forest & Richmond, Hylan Plaza and Veterans Road. “I would like to thank our customers for their generous donations, which helped us raise over $35,000 for local food banks and community organizations — including New Direction Services, Reach Out and Touch, and South Shore Pantry.”
This year, the ShopRite’s of Forest & Richmond, Hylan Plaza, and Veterans Road, owned and operated by the Mannix Family, raised nearly $35,000 for the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest. The funds, collected during Hunger Action Month, will support local food banks and organizations dedicated to combating hunger in Staten Island.
The community will gather for a special unveiling event on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at three Staten Island ShopRite locations, where the stores will reveal special edition Cheerios boxes featuring local ShopRite associates. The stores will also make special donations to New Direction Services, Reach Out and Touch, and South Shore Pantry.
Staten Island ShopRite Stores Raise Nearly $35,000 to Fight Hunger as part of Annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest
Associates to be Celebrated at Store & Featured on Special Edition Cheerios Box
Annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest Raises Over $1.3 Million to Fight Hunger
ShopRite of Forest & Richmond, ShopRite of Hylan Plaza and ShopRite of Veterans Road, owned and operated by the Mannix Family, raised nearly $35,000 for the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, sponsored in partnership with General Mills. The funds – collected during Hunger Action Month in September – will go to local food banks and organizations fighting hunger in the community. The ShopRites of Forest & Richmond, Hylan Plaza and Veterans Road will each unveil the special edition Cheerios box featuring ShopRite team members from the top fundraising stores. The stores will also make special donations to New Direction Services, Reach Out and Touch, and South Shore Pantry.
ShopRite associates across nearly 280 stores compete each fall in a friendly competition called the ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest. This year, team ShopRite raised over $1.3 million to support local food banks – a feat that is only possible because of generous donations by customers. The top 47 fundraising ShopRite stores select associates to be featured on special edition Cheerios boxes, sold exclusively at ShopRite and unveiled during in-store celebrations from March through May. Each winning store also receives prize money to donate to local food pantries selected by the respective store teams.
The following images were taken by Sean Fitzpatrick:
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
(From left to right: Steve Hildner, Administrator of Corporate Social Responsibility at ShopRite; Tim Mannix, owner and operator of the ShopRites of Forest & Richmond, Hylan Plaza and Veterans Road; Ronnie Thomas, ShopRite of Hylan Plaza Store Manager; Michele Burke, ShopRite of Hylan Plaza Associate; Christina O’Connell, ShopRite of Hylan Plaza Associate; Lynette Ermeno, General Mills; and Tony Piela, General Mills). Image Credit – ShopRite
(From left to right: Christine Simpson-Mensah, Food Bank For New York City; Carol Crocitto, Oakwood Heights Community Church; Mary Anne Dollinger, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Tim Mannix, owner and operator of the ShopRites of Forest & Richmond, Hylan Plaza and Veterans Road; Father John Carlo Rocco, Christian Pentecostal Church; Bishop Donnie Williams, Reach Out & Touch Ministries; Rev. Dr. Kathlyn Barrett Williams, Reach Out & Touch Ministries; Consuela Rodriguez, Blue Star Families; and Lt. Esther Mobely, Salvation Army). Image Credit – ShopRite
About ShopRite Partners In Caring
ShopRite Partners In Caring is a year-round, community-based, hunger-fighting initiative that works with more than 50 food industry manufacturers to provide $3 million annually to qualified charitable agencies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania — all the states where our ShopRite stores operate. Since its inception in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated $62 million to more than 2,200 charities. ShopRite Partners In Caring supports emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, childcare centers, battered women’s shelters, senior citizen programs, drug rehab centers, programs for the mentally and physically disabled, after-school programs and other organizations that aid those in need. The ShopRite Partners In Caring Fund was established in 2002 as a component fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey to accept private donations that help fund its charitable endeavors. For more information or to learn how you can help, please visit www.shopritepartnersincaring.org.
About General Mills
General Mills makes food the world loves. The company is guided by its Accelerate strategy to drive shareholder value by boldly building its brands, relentlessly innovating, unleashing its scale and standing for good. Its portfolio of beloved brands includes household names such as Cheerios, Nature Valley, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Totino’s. Annie’s, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and more. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, General Mills generated fiscal 2023 net sales of U.S. $20.1 billion. In addition, the company’s share of non-consolidated joint venture net sales totaled U.S. $1.0 billion.
Banner Image: ShopRite / Mannix Family Supermarkets Partners In Caring Event. Image Credit – Sean Fitzpatrick
Mannix Family Supermarkets / ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With nearly 280 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners in Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated nearly $62 million to food banks that support more than 2,200 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has donated $40 million to local organizations, hospitals, and community groups. For more information, please visit www.shoprite.com.
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