PENNSAUKEN – Management and employees of Wawa presented the
Food Bank of South Jersey with a check donation for $77,449 through the Check
Out Hunger campaign at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wawa’s full-service Crown
Point location.
Of the Wawa locations participating in the Check Out Hunger
campaign, 10 of the top 20 fundraisers chain wide were located in the four New
Jersey counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem.
Check Out Hunger donations collected by Wawa customers are
immediately re-invested back into the community to support local food banks.
Wawa’s donation will provide more than a quarter of a million meals for the
children, families and seniors at risk of hunger in South Jersey.
The Food Bank of South Jersey distributes 10 to 12 million
pounds of food annually through its network of more than 250 charitable
agencies, food pantries and congregate feeding locations. It also runs nine
direct service programs, including Kidz Pack, Kids Café and the Healthy Living
Initiative, which also teach children and adults how to create healthy and
nutritious meals.