Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends Campaign Raises More Than $1.3M

Money Raised Will Benefit Feeding Westchester and The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley

Today Stop & Shop announced that its 30th annual Food for Friends campaign raised more than $1.3 million to support the COVID-19 response efforts of food banks across the Northeast including Feeding Westchester and The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. In March, Stop & Shop also announced a $1 million donation to support these regional food bank partners as they help those struggling with immediate hunger needs and food insecurity during the pandemic.

Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends campaign is an annual summer donation program where customers at Stop & Shop stores are able to donate at checkout to support hunger relief. To help its food bank partners in this time of unprecedented need, Stop & Shop shifted the timeframe of the campaign to run throughout the month of May. Customers using self-checkout registers were asked if they would like to round up their total to the nearest dollar, and Stop & Shop donated 100% of the change to regional food banks across its footprint.

“We’re very grateful for the overwhelming generosity of our customers to help us support our food bank partners in their important work to provide food to individuals and families during this pandemic,” shares Gordon Reid, President of Stop & Shop. “The response from our customers shows that any size contribution can add up to make a meaningful impact in our communities.”

Feeding Westchester

“At a time when the crisis completely changed how supermarkets did business, Stop & Shop didn’t forget about us,” says Matt Honeycutt, VP, Feeding Westchester. “At a time when some of their customers were struggling or out of work, they didn’t forget about our hungry neighbors in need. This generous gift will help provide more than 200,000 nutritious meals to many worried about feeding their families for the very first time.”

Food Bank Hudson Valley

“We are so grateful to Stop & Shop for their generous support, especially during these unprecedented times,” said Paul A. Stermer, Director of the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. “We are fortunate to be part of a community filled with individuals and organizations who understand that we are all in this together.”

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends campaign in addition to Feeding Westchester and the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley the funds raised will benefit the following food banks:

○ Food Bank for NYC

○ Community Foodbank of NJ

○ Fulfill

○ Connecticut Food Bank

○ Island Harvest

○ Long Island Cares

For more information on Stop & Shop’s programs to support local communities, visit https://stopandshop.com/community/.