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Manna Café Ministries Receives Donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

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Manna Café MinistriesClarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries has received $2,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation just in time to help feed local residents. Manna Café will use the gift to acquire food for the Food Box Distribution program.

“We’re truly grateful for the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation gift in support of our mission here in Clarksville,” said Founder and Director Kenny York.

Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation donates $2,000 to Clarksville's Manna Café Ministries.
Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation donates $2,000 to Clarksville’s Manna Café Ministries.

“Their donation will help us to provide boxes of groceries to local, low-income residents. These food boxes will include the essentials, such as canned and boxed goods, but also nutrient-rich items such as produce and meat,” stated York.

Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $12 million in grants.

About The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, based in Salisbury, NC Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger.

The charitable foundation has provided more than $12 million in grant funding helping to nourish communities with fresh food for backpack programs, Kids Café’s, and other hunger-relief programs as well as funding for long-term programs to help shorten the lines at food banks.

The charitable foundation partners with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief agency, in addition to local food agencies serving the 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in which Food Lion operates.

For more information, visit www.foodlion.com/in-our-community

About Food Lion

Food Lion, based in Salisbury, NC, since 1957, has more than 1,000 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 63,000 associates. By leveraging its longstanding heritage of low prices and convenient locations, Food Lion is working to own the easiest full shop grocery experience in the Southeast, anchored by a strong commitment to affordability, freshness and the communities it serves.

Through Food Lion Feeds, the company has committed to provide 500 million meals to individuals and families in need by the end of 2020. Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Royal Ahold Delhaize Group.

For more information, visit www.foodlion.com

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