Kroger and its customers help raise more than $478,000 to help local food banks.
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Wednesday, January 23
After a six-week campaign, Kroger wishes to praise its Atlanta Division customers and associates, including those in Georgia, South Carolina, Northern Alabama, and Eastern Tennessee, for participating in the 2012 Can Hunger campaign that raised more than $478,000 to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and other local Feeding America Food Banks. From Nov. 18 through Dec. 24, 2012, Kroger customers supported the annual campaign by purchasing $1, $3 and $5 icons. Each icon purchased benefited Feeding America food banks and helped to provide local families in need with approximately 3.9 to 19.5 meals. The donations collected during the 2012 Can Hunger campaign supported the food banks and communities in which they were raised. All …
Atlanta Community Food Bank volunteers help sort and pack food for nearly 59,000 people who receive emergency food each week through a network of more than 600 partner agencies served by ACFB throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
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- Patch Staff
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Friday, November 16, 2012
As food banks around the country begin collecting food for the holidays, Kroger is making it easy this year to help “Can Hunger” in Atlanta through donations to the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and other local Feeding America Food Banks. From Nov. 18 – Dec. 24, Atlanta-area customers can purchase $1, $3 or $5 icons to help provide food for area families in need. All donations collected in the Atlanta area will benefit ACFB, located at 732 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. ACFB volunteers help sort and pack food for nearly 59,000 people who receive emergency food each week through a network of more than 600 partner agencies served by ACFB throughout metro Atlanta and north Georgia. ACFB is inside of the Leadership in Energy and …
