Many of us go through our lives without ever stopping to think that despite living in a great country with so much opportunity and abundance that many people don’t have what we have. Right here, in our very own country, we have people, families and children who don’t have enough to eat.
It’s crazy to think with so many options and so much waste in this country that so many starve daily. Sure, we know that this is something we see in third world nations but it is also a very real problem in our own backyard.
That’s why campaigns like Hunger Is are so wonderful. The Albertson’s Safeway family of stores is not only creating awareness around the issue but also collecting food and funds to help the hungry across the nation.
The Albertson’s Safeway family of stores will be having a national “Hunger Is” campaign (www.hungeris.org) taking place September 1st through September 30th, 2015 to help aid in the relief of childhood hunger in America. This program is designed to raise awareness, volunteer hours, and funds that will improve health outcomes for hungry children and their families.
One in five children in America live in households without consistent access to adequate food and Albertsons Safeway as a grocery retailer want to help aid in this initiative by helping to improve health outcomes for hungry children and their families. Every designated item supports “Hunger Is,” helping connect hungry kids in our community neighborhoods to healthy food. As a grocery retailer, we want to help support these charitable events and give back to our communities.
For shoppers, there are “Two Ways to Help” the Hunger Is program:
“Donation Campaign” at register to donate where shoppers will be asked by cashiers while checking out if they would like to donate to the Hunger Is fundraiser.
- Safeway Stores – key pin pad request
- Albertsons Stores – donations tabs at register
*Note the Donation portion is only happening at the following divisions:
- Eastern
- Intermountain
- Northern California
- Southwest
- Shaws/Star
Brand Partnerships where any purchase of a participating product earns a meal as well.
Participating Brands/Products include:
- Con Agra – Marie Calender’s, Healthy Choice, Bertolli’s and PF Changs brands
- Coke
- Unilever
- Kellogg’s
- Campbell’s
Every designated item/product purchased supports “Hunger Is”, helping connect hungry kids in our neighborhoods to healthy food.
So this month, while you shop, be sure to donate to this wonderful campaign where and when you can!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Safeway . The opinions and text are all mine.
