To help families in need enjoy a holiday meal, The Giant Company is focusing its giving efforts this season on hunger relief efforts, announcing donations of $160,000 and 3,000 hams to organizations addressing food insecurity in their local communities.
“In celebration of Giving Tuesday, The Giant Company is launching our season of giving efforts, which are centered around ongoing hunger relief in our local communities,” said Jennifer Scott, vice president of human resources, The Giant Company. “While food banks, food pantries, and Salvation Army locations are focused on the fight against hunger year-round, the need is most felt this time of the year. No family should have to go without a holiday meal.”
The Giant Company is supporting The Salvation Army’s holiday hunger relief programs by donating $5,000 to 12 Salvation Army locations for a total donation of $60,000.
The Levittown location was one of the 12 Recipient Salvation Army locations. Other recipients are: Boyertown, Carlisle, Chambersburg, East Stroudsburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, Norristown, Philadelphia, Sunbury, and the also the Winchester, Va. location.
“We are thankful to The Giant Company for its generous support in our ongoing efforts to address food insecurity across Eastern Pennsylvania, especially during the holiday season,” said Lt. Colonel Larry Ashcraft, Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Division. “For too many of our neighbors, access to nutritious food is a daily struggle, which can feel even heavier during the holidays. With Giant’s partnership, we can bring relief to families experiencing life’s most challenging circumstances, helping them experience the warmth, hope, and joy the holiday season has to offer.”
Lastly, to ensure families have a holiday staple at their table, The Giant Company is contributing 3,000 hams to 15 food banks and pantries across its operating area this month.
Vincent DePaul, Fairless Hills, Pa. was the local hunger relief recipient of ham(s). Other hunger relief partners to receive ham(s) are:
- Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Staunton, Va.
- Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Harrisburg, Pa.
- Chester County Food Bank, Exton, Pa.
- CityTeam Chester, Springfield, Pa.
- Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank, Reading, Pa.
- Indiana County Community Action Program, Indiana, Pa.
- Lancaster County Food Hub, Lancaster, Pa.
- Manna on Main Street, Wales, Pa.
- Maryland Food Bank, Hagerstown, Md.
- New Britain Baptist Church, New Britain, Pa.
- Philabundance, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Second Harvest Food Bank, Nazareth, Pa.
- Shelter Services, Lewistown, Pa.
- York County Food Bank, Manchester, Pa.
Customers can also join The Giant Company to make a difference this holiday season. From Dec. 6 through Dec. 24, customers at any Giant store can donate free ham certificates at the register in-store to a local food bank. In addition, customers can purchase reusable bags to benefit regional food banks.