Feeding the Hungry In Your Neighborhood: ShopRite’s Evergreen Plaza Staten Island Location Donates $26K In Gift Cards To Community Organizations
Editor’s note: We covered the opening of this store itself a few weeks back here. We also covered the race to help food pantries, won by Salvation Army’s Lt. Esther, whom we interviewed about their new sit-down meals program (one of the most popular video articles we have published), along with a previous donation made by Mannix Family supermarkets to other pantries for the holiday season. They have also raised $35,000 to fight hunger in their communities through their Partners in Caring programs. ShopRite is also well-known on Staten Island for their turkey giveaways once customers spend a certain amount. If you do spend the necessary amount but have no need for the turkey or vegetarian turkey roast, you can always give this away to one of the two Salvation Army locations on the island.
In celebration of the new ShopRite of Evergreen Plaza opening, the Mannix Family has donated $26,000 in ShopRite gift cards to local food pantries and community organizations to help combat food insecurity.
On Wednesday, October 1, the Mannix family presented $26,000 in ShopRite gift cards to local food pantries and community organizations that provide important resources to Staten Islanders facing food insecurity.
The donation was made in celebration of the opening of the family’s newest store, the ShopRite of Evergreen Plaza.
Organizations represented at the presentation included the Salvation Army, St. Ann’s, The Staten Island Giving Circle, Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI), New Direction Services, the Office of Assemblyman Michael Tannousis, South Shore Community Food Pantry, Great Kills Friendship Club, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Lou’s Helping Hand, St. Edward’s, Oakwood Heights Community Church, Feeding with TLC and Meals on Wheels.
Banner Image: Check presentation at ShopRite of Evergreen Plaza
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.