Bagging Food for Hunger

Sen. Joe Markley bagging food for Hunger Awareness Day.

Sen. Markley joins local celebrities is raising awareness

Southington, CT – State Senator Joe Markley (R-Southington) supported the Bag Food for Hunger drive at the Drust Family ShopRite in Southington. The event was held during the month of September as part of National Hunger Action month.

“Bagging groceries is not easy, but it was worth the effort knowing it was benefiting those who go without,” said Sen. Markley.

Mike Lebrun, Store Manage, Sen. Joe Markley, Donna Higgins, Cost Cutters Salon, and Pat Makowski, HR ShopRite helping in the Bag Food for Hunger Event in Southington.

Markley joined other local celebrities and helped raise more nearly $8,000. The money will go directly into the community to help fight hunger. Customer’s donations will help stock local food banks and food pantries.

The Partners In Caring program, which is also sponsored by General Mills, began in 1999 and has raised more than $30 million to local food banks and pantries in the areas ShopRite serves and has donated to 1,700 charities throughout the Northeast.

The program’s mission is to raise funds for the fight against hunger, as well as raise awareness to let the community know that their own neighbors may be part of the population that is utilizing its own food bank. The store raises funds all year long with food sales, cook-outs and donations collected at the cash register when patrons are finished shopping.