12-03-2025
Food City presents $51K check for KUB's Project Help
SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WATE) — Food City's annual campaign raised more than $51,700 for Project Help which seeks to provide heating assistance to locals in need, Food City announced.
During the campaign which ran from January 1 to February 4 in Knoxville locations, shoppers were asked to make contributions at the check-out. Food City presented the check to Project Help on Wednesday at their Seymour location which raised the most money.
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'Food City has sponsored Project Help for almost 20 years,' said Betsi James, Food City Special Events Manager. 'Project Help helps people heat their homes in the winter when they can't afford to pay their bills. They go through a vetting process… People can apply for assistance and then, in turn, their bill is taken care of for the month.'
This year's campaign was one of their best ever, according to KUB CEO Gabriel Bolas. He explained that KUB covers the overhead costs, so every dollar raised for Project Help goes to people in need. He invited people in need to call them.
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'Helping others is very important,' James said. 'We all fall on hard times.'
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