Food Lion Selects Top Four Area Educators and Students During Food Lion/ CIAA Education Day Event Wednesday

Hundreds of CMS Students Attended Event at Convention Center

Today, Food Lion awarded four local educators and more than 50 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools top students with special gifts Wednesday at the 2015 Food Lion CIAA Education Day.

The free event was attended by hundreds of middle and high school students, at the Charlotte Convention Center. Students listened to Food Lion leaders about why they should stay in school to better their chances at a good career.

Food Lion Director of Diversity & Inclusion Millette Granville presented four local teachers with a $50 Food Lion gift card, phone charger and other items.

The top teacher prizes were award to the following:

• Jennifer Weter  of Bradley Middle School
• Terrance Daniels  of Eastway Middle School
• John French  of Smith Middle School
• Carita Evans-Gist  of Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Food Lion Director of Category Management Adrian Baker also presented more than 50 students who excelled with a 4.0 or above in academics. Each received a Food Lion portable phone charger and Food Lion journals.

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. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com. 

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