Weis Markets kicks off Fight Hunger Program

Proceeds raised in September benefit area families in need

SUNBURY >> Weis Markets has kicked off its 12th annual, Fight Hunger Program, which will run throughout the month of September. Since the program’s inception in 2008, Weis Markets and its customers have raised more than $2.5 million for hunger relief organizations.

The program provides food and monetary donations to more than 150 food banks and emergency food providers across seven states in Weis Markets’ 198-store service area, which includes stores in Berks and Montgomery counties. Area foodbanks that will benefit from the drive include: The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA; Greater Berks Food Bank (Berks County); and Philabundance (Montgomery County).

There are a number of ways Weis customers can participate in the drive.

Through Oct. 2, Weis Markets shoppers can make donations of $1, $3, $5 or $10 at checkout to help support families in need in the community. They can also choose to round up their grocery order to the nearest dollar.

In addition, customers can donate shelf stable items such as canned goods, pasta, peanut butter, apple sauce or soup by simply adding these items to their cart throughout their trip and then placing them in a donation bin at checkout. Donations will also be accepted online at WeisMarkets.com/Fight-Hunger.

The program is designed to help families struggling with

food insecurity, according to Ron Bonacci, Weis Markets’ vice president of advertising and marketing.

“Over the last 11 years, our customers have demonstrated their generosity through donations in our stores and online. As a grocery retailer and an active member of the communities we serve, we feel a responsibility to help those in our communities that are in need,” Bonacci said in a press release. “Weis Markets is proud to complement our customers’ donations with corporate donations to 150 local hunger organizations that the program supports.”

Weis Markets’ Fight Hunger Campaign benefits local food banks and pantries throughout the grocery chain’s sevenstate market area, which includes: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia.

“Over the last 11 years, our customers have demonstrated their generosity through donations in our stores and online.” — Ron Bonacci, Weis Markets’ vice president of advertising and marketing