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MARTIN’S Food Markets celebrates Giving Tuesday by donating $5,000 to Warren County Backpack Program

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MARTIN’S Food Markets Celebrates Giving Tuesday with $5,000 donation to Warren County Backpack Program. From left to right: Lori Glascock, program director, Warren County Backpack Program; Kate Glascock, Summer Program site coordinator; Rebecca Matchett, MARTIN’S team member; Eugene Peters, store manager, MARTIN’S; Joseph Embrey, MARTIN’S team member;  Warren County Backpack Program Board Member; Rebecca Arnsberger, Katie Hartley, Angela Bermanski, Cassie Manuel, and Mary Bell, MARTIN’S team members.

On Giving Tuesday, December 3, and as part of an ongoing tradition of serving its customers and communities, MARTIN’S Food Markets will donate $5,000 to the Warren County Backpack Program that will help feed underprivileged children in Warren County.

Area MARTIN’S team members will also be on site volunteering with unpacking product and preparing backpacks. The Warren County Backpack Program collects nonperishable items to send home with elementary and middle school students on weekends, with the goal of providing nutritious options that offer variety and are easy for children to prepare themselves while their parents are at work.

WHO:

  • Lori Glascock, program director, Warren County Backpack Program
  • Eugene Peters, store manager, MARTIN’S
  • MARTIN’S Food Markets team members

WHEN:

  • Tuesday, December 3
  • 9 a.m. – MARTIN’S team members arrive to volunteer
  • 10:45 a.m. – remarks and check presentation/photo opportunity

WHERE:

  • Warren County Backpack Program
  • 465 West 15th Street | Front Royal, VA

About GIANT Food Stores, LLC

Founded in 1923 in Carlisle, Pa., GIANT Food Stores is passionate about connecting families and creating healthier communities. As an omni-channel retailer, GIANT proudly serves millions of neighbors across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West VirginMARTIN’S Food Marketsia. With more than 32,000 talented team members supporting over 180 stores, 132 pharmacies, 102 fuel stations, and over 115 online pickup hubs and grocery delivery service in hundreds of zip codes, GIANT is changing the customer experience and creating an impact in local communities for a better future. The GIANT Food Stores family of brands includes GIANT, MARTIN’S Food Markets, GIANT Heirloom Market, GIANT DIRECT and MARTIN’S DIRECT. GIANT Food Stores is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA. For more information, visit the GIANT or MARTIN’S websites.

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