The Garden Island HONOLULU – Safeway Hawai‘i recently presented a donation of almost $110,000 —with $1,635.35 donated from Safeway’s Waipouli store — to the Hawai‘i Foodbank as a result of Safeway’s “Help Us End Hunger” holiday food drive and Hawai‘i
The Garden Island
HONOLULU – Safeway Hawai‘i recently presented a donation of almost $110,000 —with $1,635.35 donated from Safeway’s Waipouli store — to the Hawai‘i Foodbank as a result of Safeway’s “Help Us End Hunger” holiday food drive and Hawai‘i Foodbank’s “Check-Out Hunger” fundraising campaign.
Thanks to Safeway customers, 7,213 bags of groceries were sold at check out stands and donated to those in need this past holiday season, company officials said.
The specially packed grocery bags provided customers with an easy way to make a donation while ensuring that food bank recipients received the items they needed most. The bags, priced at $10 each, contained Safeway and Kraft products.
“Safeway is committed to fighting hunger in the islands and supporting our local food banks,” said George Glukfeld, Safeway Hawai‘i district manager, in a release. “Our customers’ and employees’ contributions make a real difference in providing those in need with quality, nutritional food.”
The donations from Safeway benefit food banks on each island, including the Hawai‘i Foodbank on Kaua‘i.
Every donation received helped feed one in seven people in Hawai‘i, company officials said.
