Price Rite Marketplace partners with Feed the Children, Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, Kraft Heinz to donate food & essentials to Buffalo families

Supermarket retailer hosts event as part of ‘Feeding Minds & Bodies’ campaign in support of hunger-fighting charity Feed the Children

Price Rite Marketplace teamed up with anti-hunger organization Feed the Children, the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, and Kraft Heinz to distribute food and essentials to nearly 400 local families on Oct. 3. The event was part of Price Rite Marketplace’s annual “Feeding Minds & Bodies” campaign in partnership with Feed the Children, dedicated to supporting families experiencing food insecurity. This year, Price Rite Marketplace is celebrating a decade of joining forces with Feed the Children to combat hunger.

Each family, preidentified by the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, received a 25-pound box of food, a 15-pound box of personal care items, backpacks filled with school supplies, Price Rite Marketplace gift cards and other assorted items provided by Feed the Children and Price Rite Marketplace.

Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children representatives were joined by Erie County Legislator April Baskin, chair of the Erie County Legislature; Erie County Legislator Lawrence Dupre; and Bryan J. Bollman, president pro tempore, Buffalo Common Council.

“Our ‘Feeding Minds & Bodies’ program is one of the many ways Price Rite Marketplace serves its communities,” said Kevin McDonnell, president of Price Rite Marketplace. “We are excited to celebrate our 10th year in partnership with Feed the Children, and work with the Boys & Girls Club to provide resources to children and families in need in 10 cities.”

A press release noted, “Fighting hunger is at the heart of Price Rite Marketplace’s charitable giving and, paired with Feed the Children’s vision to create a world where no child goes to bed hungry, the two created the ‘Feeding Minds & Bodies’ initiative, which is designed to bring attention to and fight the issue of childhood hunger. This year, Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children are partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of America to provide food, personal care items and school supplies that kids need to thrive throughout the year. With one in five children in the U.S. experiencing food insecurity, hunger remains a serious issue in many communities, especially during summer months and the back-to-school season.”

Feed the Children President and CEO Travis Arnold said, “Children cannot thrive unless their basic needs are met. A widespread issue like childhood hunger will only be solved when enough people work together. Partners like Price Rite, Kraft Heinz and the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo are vital to our mission as we serve vulnerable communities.”

Since partnering with Feed the Children, Price Rite Marketplace has contributed nearly 3 million pounds of food, totaling more than $10 million in gift-in-kind donations, helping more than 165,000 people in 49 cities.

Price Rite Marketplace is a registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer owned cooperative based in Keasbey, New Jersey, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the U.S. For more information, visit www.priceritemarketplace.com.

Feed the Children is a leading nonprofit committed to ending childhood hunger. The organization believes that no child should go to bed hungry, and so it provides children and families in the U.S. and around the world with the food and essentials kids need to grow and thrive. Through its programs and partnerships, the organization feeds children today while helping their families and communities build resilient futures. In addition to food, Feed the Children distributes household and personal care items across the U.S. to help parents and caregivers maintain stable, food-secure households. Internationally, it expands access to nutritious meals, safe water, improved hygiene and training in sustainable living. Learn more at FeedtheChildren.org.