Stop & Shop, WNBC Partner For Food Drive In Westchester

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Stop & Shop will partner with local food bank Feeding Westchester and NBC 4 New York Saturday to hold food drives to help people in the community in need. Three Westchester communities will be participating as part of 250 local Stop & Shops throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Collections will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Anchors and reporters from NBC 4 New York will also visit the local Stop & Shops Saturday. The schedule and locations are as follows:

• 8:30 a.m. Mamaroneck, 1326 West Boston Post Rd., WNBC news anchors David Ushery and Stacey Bell.
• 10 a.m. White Plains, 154 Westchester Ave., WNBC lead sports anchor Bruce Beck.
• 4 p.m. Port Chester, 25 Waterfront Place, WNBC reporter Marc Santia.

Food bank operations face periods of greatest need between January and August, a time outside of traditional periods of giving and volunteering coinciding with the holiday season. Non-perishable items are requested by families daily, but the most frequently-requested items are those not covered by public assistance programs such as WIC and SNAP. These requests range from baby diapers to personal hygiene items such as toilet paper, tampons and more.

“Feeding our Families is one of WNBC’s most successful community events," said Eric Lerner, president and general manager of NBC 4 New York.

"Our anchors, reporters and employees are committed to fighting hunger and making a difference. This is why WNBC has worked with our partners to expand our 2018 campaign and collect more non-perishable goods for local families in need,” he said.

Photo caption: Stop & Shop in White Plains. Photo credit: Google Maps.