Food Lion Feeds’ Sack To Give Back Program To Benefit Marylanders

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Food Lion Feeds’ Sack to Give Back program returns this fall with a record number of 33 colleges and universities coming together to nourish neighbors in need, including Bowie State University and the University of Maryland.

Food Lion will donate 1,000 meals - up to 30,000 meals per school - for every quarterback sack made by Bowie State and the University of Maryland to their respective Feeding America food member bank. Bowie State has partnered with the Maryland Food Bank and the University of Maryland has teamed up with Capital Area Food Bank.

Since 2019, Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.3 million meals through the campaign. In 2022, Food Lion Feeds’ Sack to Give Back program has expanded from 27 to 33 teams across Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.