Giant Food has made a donation of toilet paper and hand sanitizer valued at $2 million to 11 local nonprofit organizations, including Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, USO-Metro, Donate Delaware, US Dream Academy, Salvation Army, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and United Way.
In addition, the retailer raised over $550,000 through its Lend a Hand for Hunger holiday program. Those funds have been distributed to Giant’s five area food bank partners, which are all part of the Feeding America network: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
"Our nonprofit partners continue to see a high demand for essential supplies such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer as the coronavirus crisis continues to put many under extraordinary pressure," said Ira Kress, president of Giant Food, in a statement. "It's important for us to do all that we can as a neighbor to serve our communities and we are humbled to be able to support our nonprofit partners with monetary and supply donations during this time."
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