Dean Foltz, from the Chief Markets S. Cable Road store in Lima, left, presents a check to Tommie Harner, CEO of West Ohio Food Bank.
Photo courtesy of Chief Markets
FINDLAY — Chief Markets through parent company Fresh Encounter Inc. and their customers donated $50,000 to local food banks on Oct. 16, World Food Day, following a back-to-school food drive.
Customer donations combined with a donation from Fresh Encounter will be distributed among eight local food banks, including West Ohio Food Bank.
“We are extremely grateful for the support we have had in the past and continue to receive from Fresh Encounter/Chief Markets,” said Tommie Harner, Chief Executive Officer of West Ohio Food Bank. “We are seeing record numbers of individuals relying on West Ohio Food Bank to feed their families. The donation we receive from World Food Day will assist us in ensuring that our hungry neighbors have food on their tables.”
In August, Chief Markets launched a back-to-school fundraising campaign called “Nourish Our Students” to demonstrate their commitment to addressing food insecurities. This food drive represents one of the two food drives contributing to the 2023 charitable initiative recognized as “Nourish our Families.”
