ShopRites in Hudson Valley Donate $125K to Catholic Charities

ShopRite Supermarkets in the Hudson Valley raised $125,000 during Catholic Charities’ annual Feeding Our Neighbors campaign.

The donation was presented recently to Cardinal Timothy Dolan by ShopRite officials.

Donations of money and non-perishable food during the month of January were collected at 26 ShopRite stores, according to organizers.

In 2016, Feeding Our Neighbors raised the equivalent of more than 1.5 million meals, supported in large part by cash and food donations at ShopRite locations.

The stores that participated were: in Dutchess County: ShopRite of Fishkill and ShopRite of Poughkeepsie; in Orange County: ShopRite of Chester, ShopRite of Dolson Ave. and ShopRite of Wallkill in Middletown, ShopRite of Monroe, ShopRite of Montgomery, ShopRite of Newburgh, ShopRite of Vails Gate, and ShopRite of Warwick; in Putnam County: ShopRite of Carmel; in Sullivan County: ShopRite of Liberty, ShopRite of Monticello; in Ulster County: ShopRite of Ellenville, ShopRite of Kingston, and ShopRite of New Paltz; in Westchester County: ShopRite of Bedford, ShopRite of Cortlandt, ShopRite of Croton, ShopRite of New Rochelle, ShopRite of Scarsdale, ShopRite of Thornwood, ShopRite of Greenway Plaza and ShopRite of Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers, and ShopRite of White Plains; and in NJ: ShopRite of Montague.

Photo caption: From left, Joan Jados, Office Manager, ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, Tom Urtz, vice president of operations, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., Bernie McGoldrick, store director, ShopRite of Chester. Photo credit: Courtesy.