{"id":49738,"date":"2024-06-11T08:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spartannash.com\/spartannash-hosts-mass-volunteer-event-boxing-500000-donated-meals-for-disaster-relief\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:20:41","slug":"spartannash-hosts-mass-volunteer-event-boxing-500000-donated-meals-for-disaster-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spartannash.com\/spartannash-hosts-mass-volunteer-event-boxing-500000-donated-meals-for-disaster-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"SpartanNash Hosts Mass Volunteer Event, Boxing 500,000 Donated Meals for Disaster Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Company’s annual Helping Hands Day supports nonprofit partner Convoy of Hope with $1M+ of donated product and a $100,000<\/span> check from the SpartanNash Foundation<\/i><\/p>\n

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.<\/span><\/span>, June 11, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Food solutions company SpartanNash<\/a><\/u> (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPTN) took over the DeVos Place convention center in downtown Grand Rapids<\/span> to host its largest-ever annual Associate volunteer event, Helping Hands Day, benefiting disaster relief nonprofit Convoy of Hope<\/a>. Approximately 700 SpartanNash Associates spent the day packing nearly 15,000 boxes containing meals that each feed a family of four for one week. More than 500,000 meals and 5,000 personal hygiene toiletry kits (total retail value approximately $1.2 million<\/span>) will be given to families in need following a disaster. In addition, Convoy of Hope was presented with a check for $100,000<\/span> from the SpartanNash Foundation.<\/p>\n

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“This year, we decided to focus our efforts for Helping Hands Day on the growing number of people affected by natural disasters, and we’re so glad that 700 of our Grand Rapids Associates joined in to drive a huge impact,” said SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam<\/span><\/a>. “As a People First<\/b> food solutions company, providing quality nutrition to families in the midst of a devastating disaster is very closely aligned with our mission to deliver the ingredients for a better life. Millions of lives are turned upside down by natural disasters each year, and I’m so proud of our Associates for coming together to serve and give hope to people in need during these trying times.”<\/p>\n

Associates from SpartanNash, C.A. Carlin, dunnhumby, Hormel, Kellanova, W.K. Kellogg Co., StarKist®<\/sup>, Advantage and ASM Global packed 24 truckloads of food, all of which are ready to be transported and distributed by Convoy of Hope as soon as disaster strikes. An additional two truckloads of food were also deployed to the Convoy of Hope distribution center in Missouri<\/span>. Donations were collected by supplier partners including:<\/p>\n