FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SAM’S
CLUB MAKES CONTRIBUTION TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOD BANK
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Nation’s largest warehouse club helps address statewide hunger
MANCHESTER, NH March 14, 2007 —The New Hampshire Food
Bank, a program of the New Hampshire Catholic Charities, accepted a $5,000
donation from Sam’s Club, the nation’s largest warehouse club. The donation was
announced in a check-presentation ceremony at the New Hampshire Food Bank
Manchester facility yesterday.
The
money donated by Sam’s Club will be used to replenish the Food Bank’s under
stocked shelves.
“The New Hampshire Food
Bank is very grateful for the generosity that the Sam’s Club and the entire
Wal-Mart Corporation have displayed,” said Melanie Gosselin, Executive Director
of the New Hampshire Food Bank. “This donation will be very useful in
addressing the needs New Hampshire’s hungry and comes in a time of great need.”
The New Hampshire Food
Bank, the state’s only food bank, distributes over 4 million pounds of donated,
surplus food to over 350 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care
centers, senior citizen homes and substance abuse treatment centers. The Food
Bank has experienced an increase demand for services of more than 40 percent in
the last year while experiencing significant inventory shortages.
Last
month, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the parent company of Sam’s Club, presented a
check for $8,500 to the New Hampshire Food Bank.
For more information about
the New Hampshire Food Bank: www.nhfoodbank.org
For more information about
Sam’s Club: www.samsclub.com
ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOD BANK
A program of
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, the New Hampshire Food Bank serves as
the only food bank in the state. Our current approach to ending hunger includes
developing programs to help educate our member agencies, rolling out a Mobile
Food Pantry, and expanding our Operation Frontline program. Each year the
Food Bank distributes over 4 million pounds of donated, surplus food to
over 350 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, day care centers, senior
citizen homes and substance abuse treatment centers. These member agencies in
turn provide the food to the nearly 80,000 hungry men, women and children
throughout
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ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE CATHOLIC CHARITIES
New Hampshire Catholic Charities is the state’s
largest private, non-profit, social service agency reaching out to the poor and
vulnerable of all faiths and socioeconomic backgrounds. Since 1945, their
dynamic array of quality programs and services, run by trained professionals
and supported by dedicated volunteers, has served their Christian mission to
heal, comfort, and empower. People from all walks of life in nearly every
community rely on New Hampshire Catholic Charities. They, in turn, rely on the
generosity of the individuals and businesses that recognize the great social
value to fund our necessary work. Together, the community and New Hampshire
Catholic Charities make a difference by offering people hope and empowerment
that strengthens the social fabric of New Hampshire.
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For more information
contact:
Melanie Gosselin
Executive Director, New Hampshire Food Bank
603-669-9725