SpartanNash Foundation, Store Guests Raise $243,750 for Special Olympics
June 29 2021 - 2:19PM
Business Wire
The SpartanNash
Foundation has donated more than $9.7 million, thousands of
volunteer hours during 37-year partnership
The SpartanNash Foundation, the charitable organization operated
by Fortune 400 grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash
(Nasdaq: SPTN), today announced a donation of $243,750 to Special
Olympics to advance support and inclusion programs for people with
intellectual disabilities. The donation will support Special
Olympics athletes and the Summer Games in Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and
Wisconsin.
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From May 5-18, 2021, SpartanNash stores – including Family Fare,
Forest Hills Foods, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery, Dan’s
Supermarket and Family Fresh Market – teamed up to support Special
Olympics. Store guests were also invited to donate $1, $5 or $10 or
round up at any checkout lane or online through Fast Lane.
“SpartanNash has been a wonderful partner to Special Olympics
Michigan for so many years,” said Tim Hileman, President and CEO of
Special Olympics Michigan. “When our athletes return to fields for
Summer Games, it will be because of the financial support of the
SpartanNash community. I know all of the Associates will be
cheering them on.
“The 2021 Summer Games will mark the first large in-person event
for Special Olympics Michigan athletes in over one and a half
years. This would not be possible without the incredible support of
SpartanNash.
“We are so thankful for the SpartanNash team and community, in
having such a successful fundraising campaign for Special Olympics.
There is no cost for our athletes to participate in Special
Olympics, and these funds are so important in getting our athletes
back to the fields of competition.”
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports
training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for
children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them
continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate
courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts,
skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics
athletes and the community.
Since 1985, SpartanNash and the SpartanNash Foundation have
donated more than $9.7 million and thousands of volunteer hours
through their partnership with Special Olympics. SpartanNash has
been the Presenting Sponsor of the Special Olympics Michigan Summer
Games since 1985 and the Minnesota Summer Games since 2003.
“SpartanNash is a proud employer and supporter of the talented
Special Olympics athletes who have shown incredible perseverance
and determination to achieve their goals in spite of the challenges
they faced during the pandemic,” said Adrienne Chance, Vice
President, Communications for SpartanNash and Executive Director of
the SpartanNash Foundation. “Advancing diversity, equity and
inclusion programs in our workplace and communities continues to be
a key focus for SpartanNash and the Foundation.”
The SpartanNash Foundation will also raise funds and awareness
in support of veterans (June 30 – July 11, 2021) and community food
pantries (October 27 – November 7, 2021) in 2021. To learn more,
visit spartannash.com/foundation-scans.
About the SpartanNash Foundation
The SpartanNash Foundation was formed in 2015 and is the
charitable giving arm of SpartanNash. It is focused on providing
financial support to nonprofit partners who align with its mission
to end hunger, provide shelter, support our military heroes and
advance diversity and inclusion initiatives. With a combined total
legacy of more than 100 years, the SpartanNash Foundation
represents the best of its predecessors, the NFC Foundation and the
Spartan Stores Foundation. The SpartanNash Foundation is a Michigan
nonprofit corporation and is tax exempt under IRC 501(c)3. It is a
non-operating private foundation. To learn more about the
SpartanNash Foundation, visit spartannash.com/foundation.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company whose core
businesses include distributing grocery products to a diverse group
of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned retail
stores and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges; as well as
operating a premier fresh produce distribution network. SpartanNash
serves customer locations in all 50 states and the District of
Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Iraq, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Qatar and Djibouti. SpartanNash currently operates 150
supermarkets, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's
Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG's Grocery and Dan's
Supermarket. Through its MDV military division, SpartanNash is a
leading distributor of grocery products to U.S. military
commissaries.
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Adrienne Chance VP, Communications SpartanNash
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