Palmyra Resident's Face to Appear on Cheerios Boxes

A pair of South Jersey residents will stare back at residents as they eat their morning bowl of Cheerios.

The ShopRite of Garden State Pavilion in Cherry Hill was among the winners of this year’s ShopRite Partners in Caring Cheerios Contest.

Associates Mikael Lacey, of Williamstown, and Charlie Thress, of Palmyra, will be featured on 125,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes.

The theme of this year’s contest was “Providing Hope to the Hungry.”

ShopRite associates collected donations at check-out and held various events, raising $1.27 million to support regional food banks in communities served by ShopRite stores.

Two ShopRite associates from each of the winning stores will be featured on a special-edition Cheerios box.

These customized boxes, sold exclusively at ShopRite, were unveiled during an in-store celebration on Tuesday.

Additionally, each winning store was awarded funds ($3,000 for the top 5 stores, and $500 for the remaining winning stores), that will be presented to local food pantries chosen by their store team.

“The ShopRite Partners In Caring program has been providing hope to the hungry in our communities for more than 15 years,” Christine Magyarits, Spokesperson for ShopRite Partners In Caring, said. “This contest highlights the ‘partners’ in the program - our dedicated ShopRite associates, our generous customers, and one of our long-time vendor partners, General Mills, who shares our passion for helping those in need of food assistance.”

The winning stores are:

New Jersey:

ShopRite of Byram, ShopRite of Chews Landing, ShopRite of Clinton, ShopRite of Fischer Bay in Toms River, ShopRite of Flemington, ShopRite of Garden State Pavilion in Cherry Hill, ShopRite of Glassboro, ShopRite of Greater Morristown in Cedar Knolls, ShopRite of Greenwich Township, ShopRite of Hackensack, ShopRite of Hamilton in Robbinsville, ShopRite of Hillsborough, ShopRite of Jersey City, ShopRite of Landis in Vineland, ShopRite of Lyndhurst, ShopRite of Mansfield, ShopRite of Marmora, ShopRite of Medford, ShopRite of Mullica Hill, ShopRite of New Milford, ShopRite of Newton, ShopRite of Ramsey, ShopRite of Rio Grande, ShopRite of Somers Point, ShopRite of Succasunna, ShopRite of Wayne, ShopRite of West Deptford

New York:

ShopRite of Croton in Croton On Hudson, ShopRite of Fishkill, ShopRite of Forest & Richmond in Staten Island, ShopRite of Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, ShopRite of Stony Point

Pennsylvania:

ShopRite of Brodheadsville, ShopRite of Daleville in Covington Township, ShopRite of Hatfield, ShopRite of Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia

Connecticut:

ShopRite of Bristol, ShopRite of Canton

Maryland:

ShopRite of Festival in Bel Air

Photo credits: Wakefern:

Photo #1: Mikael Lacey, left, and Charlie Thress, right, are the two store associates who will have their faces on 125,000 Cheerios boxes.

Photo #2: From left to right: Local ShopRite spokesperson, Orien Reid congratulates store associates Charlie Thress of Palmyra, NJ and Mike Lacey of Williamstown. Among this years’ winning stores the ShopRite of Garden State Pavilion in Cherry Hill selected associates Charlie Thress of Palmyra and Mike Lacey of Williamstown to be featured on 125,000 special edition Cheerios boxes for their store’s commitment to fight hunger.

Photo #3: ShopRite store owner, Shawn Ravitz congratulates the store administration, associates and customers for contributing to the ShopRite Partners In Caring efforts held during the month of September. In total this store raised almost $8,000 which goes right back into the local community to help fight hunger.

Photo #4: Also participating in the store celebration is Cherry Hill Mayor, Chuck Cahn who was one of the guest baggers during last September’s friendly competition among all ShopRite stores. At today’s event Orien Reid asked Mayor Cahn if ShopRite could count on his contribution again this September. He agreed whole-heartedly!

Photo #5: Also speaking at today’s unveiling was Sabine Mehnert, Director of Community Engagement, The Food Bank of South Jersey. Orien Reid listens attentively as she discusses hunger in South Jersey.

Photo #6: From left to right: Cherry Hill Mayor, Chuck Cahn, ShopRite store owner, Shawn Ravitz, store associate Charlie Thress pointing to his photo on the back of the Cheerios box and associate, Mike Lacey also pointing to his photo. Also in attendance was Cherry Hill Councilwoman, Melinda Kane.