Wegmans Makes Monetary and Food Donation to Chester County Food Bank

A group of employees from Wegmans Food Markets’ Downingtown, Pa. and Malvern, Pa. stores presented a check for $120,367 and delivered a truckload of approximately nine tons of non-perishable food to the Chester County Food Bank.

Wegmans employees helped unload, sort and organize 20 pallets of food, including canned soups, vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, canned tuna, cereal and juice. Chester County Food Bank board members, leadership, and staff were on hand for the check presentation and truck delivery. 

“We are ever so grateful for the partnership that we have with Wegmans,” says Larry Welsch, executive director of the Chester County Food Bank. “I am truly amazed at the collaboration between Wegmans and their customers. The success of Check Out Hunger and donation of food strengthens each year, thereby allowing the Food Bank to serve more of our neighbors in need.”

The funds were raised during Wegmans’ Check Out Hunger campaign, which ran Oct. 19-Dec. 20. During the campaign, customers and employees could contribute $1 to $5 or any other amount at checkout, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to each store’s local food bank. Regionally, the campaign raised $41,730 more than the previous year, and the Downingtown and Malvern stores raised $28,327 more than the fall 2014 campaign.

“One of our values is making a difference in every community we serve, and we’re thankful for our customers and employees who so generously share that commitment,” says Wegmans Blaine Forkell, Pennsylvania division manager. “As we celebrate the milestone of 100 years as a family-owned company, we’re especially proud of the partnerships we build to support local food banks in feeding the hungry.”