Meals Lion Feeds and Livingstone Faculty Distribute $200,000 in Reward Playing cards to Fight Hunger
SALISBURY, N.C., Dec. 29, 2020 (World NEWSWIRE) — Food Lion Feeds, Livingstone Faculty and the A.M.E. Zion Church are partnering to battle Food stuff Insecurity in the State of North Carolina by distributing $200,000 in Food items Lion present cards. The joint energy, in which Meals Lion matched a $100,000 purchase of present playing cards designed by the college or university as it manages and executes food items insecurity initiatives throughout the condition, will give around 2 million foods from this partnership by itself. The college’s “Hurt & Starvation Initiative” is providing foods and meals to vulnerable families, small children, seniors and the homeless who are disproportionately afflicted by the unparalleled COVID-19 pandemic. The playing cards will be distributed via The A.M.E. Zion Church.
“We know this has been an very complicated time for many of our neighbors, and we’re very pleased to be a part of with good corporations like Livingstone Faculty and The A.M.E. Zion Church to serve even extra of our neighbors in require,” reported Jennifer Blanchard, director of local community relations at Meals Lion. “We think functioning together with group businesses, our meals financial institution partners and our clients that we can deliver additional than foodstuff to our neighbors in will need we can supply hope. No 1 must have to choose involving supper and rent, or gas and groceries, and through Foodstuff Lion Feeds we’re functioning tough each individual day to assist do away with these hard selections for our neighbors.”
The North Carolina Section of Well being and Human Companies: Business of Minority Wellness and Well being Disparities is partnering with Livingstone College to execute a group-based mostly plan to supply vital sources to susceptible populations impacted by the pandemic. In November, the State of North Carolina and Governor Roy Cooper introduced that communities strike hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic will have entry to $5 million in grants to enable deal with foodstuff insecurity requirements.
“As a traditionally Black college or university and university (HBCU), that serves an underserved and under-resourced population, we see this as an extension of our mission and are willing to interact in this battle providing food for our communities and leveraging our community of A.M.E. Zion church buildings throughout the condition,” stated Dr. Anthony J. Davis, senior vice president for institutional advancement/chief operating officer at Livingstone University. “I very first approached Food stuff Lion due to the fact they have always shown a willingness to assistance local community-based mostly initiatives.”
“Their matching donation of $100,000 in gift cards has permitted us to expand our access and boost our impact and is a testomony to their commitment to our communities,” mentioned Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr., Livingstone College president, “During these difficult situations, we need to have to establish and leverage unprecedented partnerships to tackle the significant requires of our communities in disaster. Our 141-calendar year historical past with The A.M.E. Zion Church, and our longstanding partnership with Food items Lion permits the college or university to execute this assignment and many others with excellence.”
Companies interested in discovering additional about these resources must get hold of Dr. Anthony J. Davis, Livingstone School SVP/COO at 704-798-4001, or send an email to [email protected].
About Foods Lion
Foodstuff Lion, dependent in Salisbury, N.C., given that 1957, has far more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs much more than 77,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding heritage of low charges and hassle-free areas, Food stuff Lion is doing work to personal the easiest whole store grocery experience in the Southeast, anchored by a sturdy dedication to affordability, freshness, and the communities it serves. As a result of Food items Lion Feeds, the organization has donated extra than 500 million foods to people today and families considering the fact that 2014, and has dedicated to donate 1 billion additional foods by 2025. Food stuff Lion is a business of Ahold Delhaize Usa, the U.S. division of Zaandam-centered Ahold Delhaize. For more information and facts, stop by www.foodlion.com or work candidates might check out www.foodlion.com/occupations.
About Livingstone College
Livingstone College is a personal historically black college or university that is secured by a solid commitment to quality instruction, educational excellence and pupil success. By a Christian-primarily based natural environment ideal for holistic mastering, Livingstone presents excellent company, liberal arts, STEAM, trainer education and workforce progress packages for pupils from all ethnic backgrounds intended to advertise lifelong mastering, and to develop college student potential for leadership and company to a international group. For much more information and facts, visit www.livingstone.edu.
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