Giant Food Donates $100K to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

From Giant Food:

On September 26, Giant presented a $100,000 grant to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) through Giant’s Our Family Foundation. Founded in 1994, TAPS offers compassionate care to all those grieving the death of a loved one serving in our Armed Forces. Since its founding, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24 hours a day, seven days a week through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones. The grant is part of Giant’s commitment to helping military families in the Greater Washington, D.C. region.

About Giant Food:

Giant Food LLC is committed to helping its customers save time, save money and eat well. Headquartered in Landover, Md., Giant Food LLC operates 169 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 20,000 associates. Included within the 169 stores are 160 full-service pharmacies. Giant opened the first supermarket in the nation’s capital on February 6, 1936. Giving back to the community is a cornerstone that was instilled by the founders 80 years ago. The company’s core areas of giving include hunger, education, health and wellness, and supporting service members and military families. In 2015, Giant's monetary and in-kind contributions exceeded $13.9 million. For more information on Giant, visit www.giantfood.com.

About TAPS:

The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is the is the national organization providing compassionate care for the families of America's fallen military heroes and has offered support to more than 60,000 surviving family members of our fallen military and their caregivers since 1994. TAPS provides peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources, healing seminars and retreats for adults, camps for children, casework assistance, connections to community-based care, online and in-person support groups and the 24/7 National Military Survivor Helpline at 800.959.TAPS (8277) available for all who have been affected by a death in the Armed Forces. Services are provided free of charge. For more information go to www.taps.org or call TAPS at 202.588.TAPS (8277).

Photo Caption (Left to Right) : Kelly Griffith, Media Relations Manager, TAPS; Ashlynne Haycock, Education Support Services Coordinator, TAPS; Bonnie Carroll, Founder, TAPS; Gordon Reid, President, Giant Food of Landover, Md.; Felis Andrade, Director Marketing & External Communications, Giant Food of Landover, Md.; Drew Buehring, Education Support Services Coordinator, TAPS.

Photo courtesy of Giant Food