Great Plains Food Bank CEO Melissa Sobolik, Hornbacher's President Matt Leiseth, Food Bank Chief Development Officer Marcia Paulson (contributed photo)
FARGO (KFGO) – Hornbacher’s employees and customers have made another significant contritution in the fight to end hunger with a $98,991 gift to Great Plains Food Bank from donations collected at the checkout lines as part of their annual Feed Hope campaign.
First launched in 2011, the Feed Hope campaign has provided a total of $995,768 to Great Plains Food Bank. The campaign ran during the month of December where Hornbacher’s customers in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo were asked to make donations of $1, $3 or $5 at the checkout lanes.
“Our community always comes together in times of need and adversity, and the Feed Hope campaign is one way they have made a difference,” said Hornbacher’s President Matt Leiseth. “Our most sincere thanks go out to all our customers who donated to help make this event one of our most successful ever!”
For the third year in a row, 25% of the money raised from Feed Hope will benefit Great Plains Food Bank partner food pantries in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo. Known as the Hornbacher’s Food Scholarship, the program will make an even greater impact across each community throughout Hornbacher’s footprint. The remaining 75% of this year’s donation will benefit Great Plains perishable food recovery and distribution efforts.
“Through their incredible financial giving and also being one of our largest food donors, we simply could not provide food assistance at the level we do without the help of Hornbacher’s,” Great Plains Food Bank CEO Melissa Sobolik said. “We cannot thank Hornbacher’s and all their loyal customers enough for their continued support in our work. They are a true champion in the fight to end hunger.”
Similar to Feed Hope, Hornbacher’s runs a scan campaign called Check Out Hunger during the summer months that has raised nearly $900,000 to benefit Great Plains Food Bank since 1994.
In total, the two campaigns have raised more than $1.89 million to help feed those in need. Additionally, Hornbacher’s stores donate more than 1 million pounds of food that otherwise would go to waste each year to the food bank.
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