Hillsborough Local Makes Cheerios Box Cover

Hillsborough, NJ -- Two locals are featured on a special-edition Cheerios box.

Lynette Byrne of Hillsborough and Sebastian Haag of Belle Mead -- both employees of the ShopRite of Hillsborough -- will be featured on 150,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes for their store’s commitment to the fight against hunger.

The box was unveiled during a ceremony at the ShopRite, located at 601 US-206 and Amwell Rd last week.

The ShopRite of Hillsborough was one of the 40 winning stores who competed in the the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills.

ShopRite associates collected donations at check-out and held various in-store events, raising $1.3 million to support regional food banks in communities served by ShopRite stores.

The ShopRite in Hillsborough raised $14,395.

Each winning store was awarded the selection of two ShopRite associates to be featured on the special-edition Cheerios box.

“The 81 ShopRite associates featured on this year’s special-edition Cheerios Box represent the caring and compassion that has come to symbolize the fight against hunger and the commitment of ShopRite Partners In Caring,” said Christine Magyarits, spokesperson for ShopRite Partners In Caring. “Since ShopRite Partners In Caring began in 1999, a total of $40 million has been donated to local food banks to feed the hungry in our communities. The Cheerios Box contest is one of our favorite annual events and highlights many of our ‘partners’ in the fight against hunger – 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.”

(Photo provided: ShopRite of Hillsborough store associates Sebastian Haag (left) of Belle Meade and Lynette Byrne (right) of Hillsborough point to their photos on a special-edition Cheerios box at an in-store ceremony on March 16.)