Food Lion Feeds To Provide More than 5,000 Meals for Winston-Salem Students Today

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March 24, 2015 at 12:04 PM EDT

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SALISBURY, N.C.
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Store Associates to Donate 525 Bags of Food Lion Brand Product to Seven Local Schools Today

"By providing this food, it will give local kids a chance to focus more on their school work and less about wondering where their next meal will come from."

Food Lion Feeds is donating more than 5,000 meals to local children today as part of the company's mission to help alleviate hunger in the greater Winston-Salem, N.C., market.

The store will donate 525 reusable bags of non-perishable Food Lion brand product that will be transported by associates to seven local schools in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tobaccoville, N.C., Lewisville, N.C., Pfafftown, N.C., and Clemmons, N.C.,

"We are working to create a better tomorrow by uniting with customers and partners to help eliminate the difficult choices many families are forced to make when they are struggling with hunger," said Dave Bellis, director of operations for the Winston-Salem market. "By providing this food, it will give local kids a chance to focus more on their school work and less about wondering where their next meal will come from."

Each bag will include 13 items such as oatmeal, canned chicken breast, tuna, ravioli, applesauce, canned mixed vegetables, beef stew and more. Associates will deliver the meals starting at 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., today to the following schools:

  • Old Richmond Elementary, located on 6315 Tobaccoville Road in Tobaccoville, N.C.
  • South Fork Elementary, located on 4332 Country Club Road in Winston Salem N.C.
  • Lewisville Elementary, located on 150 Old Lucy Lane in Lewisville, N.C.
  • Vienna Elementary, located on 1975 Chickasha Road in Pfafftown, N.C.
  • North Forsyth High School, located on 5705 Shattalon Dr., in Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Frank Morgan Elementary, located at 3210 Village Point Dr., in Clemmons, N.C.
  • Old Town Elementary located on 3930 Reynolda Road, in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Food Lion Feeds is working toward its commitment to provide 500 million meals by the end of 2020. To date, the company has already donated more than 60 million meals.

About Food Lion

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, has more than 1,100 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, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). For more information, visit www.foodlion.com.

 

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For further information: Benny L. Smith, APR: 704-310-4077; blsmith@foodlion.com