H-E-B’S HELP END HUNGER CAMPAIGN RAISES RECORD-BREAKING $444,500 STATEWIDE TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY

20. Sep, 2012 0 Comments

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Caritas of Waco to receive $4,500 on Thursday, September 20

WHO

WHAT:& H-E-B customers statewide took a stand against hunger with a record-breaking Help End Hunger campaign, raising $444,500 statewide to benefit 15 Texas food banks. This year’s total surpassed last year’s campaign by $80,200.

On Thursday, a check in the amount of $4,500 will be presented to Caritas of Waco as result of a tear-pad campaign that ran May 9, 2012 to July 15, 2012.

Tear-off coupons in the amounts of $1, $3 and $5 were located at checkout stands in H-E-B grocery stores, where customers could add the desired donation amount to their final grocery bill. The money collected is awarded to the hunger organization that serves the area where the funds were raised. As a result of the donation, more than 15,750 meals will be made available to Waco’s hungry families.

WHEN: 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 20

WHERE: H-E-B Waco # 8

1301 Wooded Acres Drive

Waco, TX 76710

WHY: Now in its 30th year, Help End Hunger is a component of H-E-B’s nationally recognized Food Bank Assistance program, giving customers the opportunity to help their local food bank fight hunger and malnutrition facing thousands of children, elderly and needy families in communities throughout Texas and Mexico.

The program was founded in 1982 and is nationally recognized for the financial donations and regular monthly deliveries of supplies to food banks in Texas and Mexico. In 2011, H-E-B donated more than 26.8 million pounds of products, with a conservation retail value of $40 million