Harvest Hope Food Bank Receives $75K Walmart Grant
December 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Harvest Hope Food Bank received a $75,000 grant from Walmart to assist with providing hunger relief to area families in need. This grant will greatly help several regions in the state by giving Harvest Hope additional resources to provide quality food to the 20 S.C. counties it serves.
Harvest Hope provides food, comfort and hope to hungry individuals and families in the Midlands, Pee Dee and Greater Greenville regions of South Carolina. In addition to these services, Harvest Hope partners with over 450 nonprofit organizations and is the state’s primary disaster hunger relief emergency feeding organization as designated by S.C. Emergency Management Division.
“We appreciate the generosity and compassion of Walmart,” said Denise Holland, executive director of Harvest Hope Food Bank. “Walmart’s continued support is extremely valuable in helping us to fulfill our mission to help hungry people by gathering quality food and sharing it with them with dignity, compassion and education.”
“Organizations such as Harvest Hope Food Bank are a lifeline to building stronger communities,” said James Gilmore, regional general manager with Walmart. “It’s an honor to support this group – and through this donation, we hope that residents in need will benefit especially during the holiday season.”
In 2013, community giving in South Carolina from Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs and the Walmart Foundation totaled $29.2 million.
About Harvest Hope Food Bank
Harvest Hope began 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. Since then Harvest Hope has increased its mission to feed the hungry across 20 counties of South Carolina. In 2013, Harvest Hope distributed over 28 million pounds of food and fed approximately 38,000 people a week. To learn more about Harvest Hope Food Bank, visit http://www.harvesthope.org.
About Philanthropy at Walmart
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are committed to helping people live better through philanthropic efforts that draw on the strengths of Walmart in the arenas of sustainability, economic opportunity, and community. As part of our commitment to creating a more sustainable food system worldwide, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are leading the fight against hunger in the United States. They recently exceeded a $2 billion goal to fight hunger one year ahead of schedule and have donated more than 1.5 billion pounds of food to those in need across the country. To learn more about Walmart’s giving, visit www.foundation.walmart.com.
