Foodbank Partner Agency Awarded Food Lion Makeover

Solid Rock Worldwide Outreach Ministries to Receive $6,000 worth of Repairs, Painting, and Restocking of Pantry

Norfolk, VA – Solid Rock Worldwide Outreach Ministries in Chesapeake has received $6,000 from Food Lion Feeds to repair and repaint its facility and restock its food pantry.  As part of the grocer’s Great Pantry Makeover effort, some of the work will be performed by Food Lion employees alongside the ministry’s volunteers. Work will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, September 23 at the church’s food pantry, located at 245 Indian Creek Road in Chesapeake and is expected to be complete by the end of the day.

In addition, Solid Rock will also receive 145 Food Lion gift cards ($25 each, valued at $3,625.  This annual campaign takes place every September to align with Hunger Action Month, a time when Food Lion Feeds deepens its extensive existing partnership with Feeding America to raise awareness and inspire action to help people facing impossible choices resulting from food insecurity.

“We are proud to partner with Solid Rock Worldwide Outreach Ministries during Hunger Action Month to help raise awareness of this nationwide effort to help end hunger,” said Kevin Durkee, Manager, Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion. “The Great Pantry Makeover provides our associates a great opportunity to connect with their neighbors while nourishing the towns and cities we serve.”

For more information, please contact Senior Director of Communications David Brandt at dbrandt@foodbankonline.org or 757.644.5860.

About Food Lion

Food Lion is an omnichannel retailer committed to nourishing its neighbors during the moments that matter most. More than 82,000 associates across 1,100+ stores deliver an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Through its ‘Count on me’ culture, Food Lion fosters a sense of belonging for all associates, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment that has supported LGBTQ+ equality for nearly two decades. Food Lion is the only company in the country to be named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for 21 consecutive years. It also pioneered a food rescue program to support food-insecure neighbors. Through Food Lion Feeds, the retailer has donated more than 970 million meals to individuals and families since 2014 and has committed to donate 1.5 billion meals by 2025. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit foodlion.com.

About the Foodbank

For more than 40 years, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore has provided over 350 million meals to those in our community who face hunger. Through our programs, facilities, and large network of community partners, we “eliminate hunger” on a daily basis for many. However, we understand that our current work addresses hunger for individuals in the short term. It does not address the root causes which force individuals to return to a food pantry again and again. This understanding has led to the creation of a strategic plan aimed to move Hampton Roads closer to achieving the mission of eliminating hunger for those we serve—not only for the day, or for the week, but for a lifetime. For up-to-date information on the Foodbank, visit www.foodbankonline.org, Facebook, or Twitter.

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