By Meredith Gremel, SpartanNash Foundation
The SpartanNash Foundation invites store guests to join the fight against hunger during its companywide fundraising effort, Oct. 23 to Nov. 3. The SpartanNash Foundation’s retail scan campaign supports more than 100 local food pantries and food banks, and 100 percent of dollars raised will support food pantry partners in eight states.
One in 6 people struggles with hunger, and as little as $1 can provide food for 10 people through local food pantries. SpartanNash supports local food pantries through both monetary and food donations throughout the year, and this fundraising campaign continues that effort in a significant way by teaming up with customers to provide hunger relief.
During the SpartanNash Foundation fundraising campaign, customers who visit any SpartanNash-owned retail store or fuel center in eight states will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5 or $10 at any checkout lane, or round their total up to the nearest dollar to support their local food pantry. Store guests who use Fast Lane — SpartanNash’s online grocery shopping service — can also donate while placing their orders.
More than 135 stores are participating in the Foundation scan, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery, Dan’s Supermarket and Family Fresh Market.One hundred percent of dollars raised will go to the selected food pantry partners in each community. SpartanNash underwrites the cost of the fundraising campaign, and company associates and the SpartanNash Foundation — the company’s charitable giving arm — contribute financially as well.
The fundraising campaign has a huge local impact, and each store has personally selected the food pantry it will be supporting. The dollars raised stay right in the communities where the local food pantries and food banks are located. In 2018, $278,105 was granted to more than 100 local food pantry partners through the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraising campaign to provide hunger relief.
In addition to financial support, SpartanNash also donates more than five million pounds of food and other grocery products to community food pantries and local nonprofits each year — and company associates volunteered 57,364 hours in 2018 — many with nonprofit partners that fight hunger. The hunger scan is the fourth fundraising campaign the SpartanNash Foundation will hold in 2018. To date, the SpartanNash Foundation has raised and granted $734,700 on behalf of local Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and patriotic partners in eight states. To learn more, visit: spartannash.com/foundation-scans.
