Food Lion, Harvest Hope Food Bank, and Postal Carriers Union Partner to “Stamp Out Hunger”
May 8, 2017
Postal Union Food Drive Will Take Place on May 13
The 25th annual US Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place across South Carolina on May 13. The food drive raised more than 100,000 pounds of food for Harvest Hope Food Bank in 2016, making it one of the largest food drives in the state. As the corporate sponsor for the food drive, Food Lion has provided bags for the postal carriers to distribute in the days before the event. The bags will then be picked up on May 13 and the food collected will go to local food banks.
In anticipation of the event, Food Lion is making a major donation of food to Harvest Hope Food Bank on May 10. Members of the Food Lion team, postal carriers, and Harvest Hope representatives will be available to answer questions.
About Harvest Hope
Harvest Hope Food Bank was founded in 1981 as the result of a shared vision of business leaders and the faith community who set out to provide for the hungry in Columbia. Harvest Hope distributed over 28 million pounds of food last year and feeds approximately 50,000 people a week. Their main offices are located in Columbia, but the organization also has satellite locations in Greenville and Florence.
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 committed to provide 500 million meals to individuals and families in need by the end of 2020. Food Lion is a company of Delhaize America, a U.S. division of Zaandam-based Royal Ahold Delhaize Group. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.
