30-04-2025
Food Lion Feeds volunteers at local Greenville food bank
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) –On Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025, Food Lion Feeds and the Food Banks of Central and Eastern North Carolina hosted 'Food Lion Feeds Volunteer Day at CENC' in Greenville.
This event took place from 8 a.m. to noon at six different Food Bank Branch locations across central and eastern North Carolina, including the local Greenville branch. Volunteer Day is also a great way for Food Lion leaders and associates to come together and give back to their communities.
650 volunteers from across the state participated in the event. Their goal today was to donate over 652,000 meals across the region, completing 352 meal kits every hour.
This comes at a critical time as the number of people suffering from food insecurity in the region is over 65,000 people. This is an increase of 9,300 people since this time last year. This also includes 24,000 kids and teens under the age of 18, an increase of 4,300 kids from last year as well.
They have been doing this event since 2014 to help address these issues.
'Just wanted to inspire others through being a good human. You never know what the person beside you is going through,' Store Manager for Food Lion, Danielle Bond said.
'While many of us are fortunate, just really take time to give back to your community, and fighting food insecurity is very close to home for us,' Bond said.
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