{"id":54941,"date":"2017-06-29T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-grocery-outlet-launches-independence-from-hunger-campaign-with-a-one-million-dollar-fundraising-challenge\/"},"modified":"2017-06-29T16:22:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T20:22:02","slug":"grocery-outlet-lanza-la-campana-independence-from-hunger-con-el-desafio-de-recaudar-un-millon-de-dolares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/grocery-outlet-lanza-la-campana-independence-from-hunger-con-el-desafio-de-recaudar-un-millon-de-dolares\/","title":{"rendered":"Grocery Outlet Launches &#8216;Independence from Hunger\u00ae&#8217; Campaign With A One Million Dollar Fundraising Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">EMERYVILLE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 29, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is launching its 7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Independence from Hunger\u00ae Food Drive on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1<\/span><sup>st<\/sup> to donate food throughout the entire month of July, traditionally a time when food agencies experience the greatest need to serve children who are out of school during the summer. In fact, <b>42.2 million<\/b> <b>Americans<\/b> live in food insecure households, which include <b>13.1 million children <\/b><i>(USDA, Household Food Security in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> in 2015.)<\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg65c4left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg65c4left\" title=\"Grocery Outlet Bargain Market\" style=\"HEIGHT: 122px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Grocery Outlet Bargain Market\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/399061\/GO_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>This year, as part of the campaign&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">one million dollar<\/span> challenge, more than 270 Grocery Outlet stores throughout the country will be collecting food and cash donations in-store and through GroceryOutlet.com\/Donate. All contributions will go directly to the local food agency each store is partnering with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As our business grows so does our commitment to continue supporting the invaluable work of food agencies who are the essential benefactors of many families facing food insecurity,&#8221; said Grocery Outlet Inc. Co-CEO MacGregor Read. &#8220;In 2016, we raised over half a million dollars. This year, we want to challenge ourselves and our community of customers, employees and partners to make an even bigger impact by helping reach <span class=\"xn-money\">one million dollars<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The USDA reports that\u00a0<b>1 in every 6 Americans\u00a0<\/b>is food insecure and 43.1 million Americans (13.5%) were reported as living at or below the poverty level in 2015 <i>(U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S. &#8211; Data collected in 2015 and released <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2016<\/span>.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ways customers can help:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Give <span class=\"xn-money\">$5<\/span>, get <span class=\"xn-money\">$5<\/span>. <\/b>Donate <span class=\"xn-money\">$5<\/span> or more in a single transaction in-store or online and you will receive a coupon for <span class=\"xn-money\">$5<\/span> off a future purchase of <span class=\"xn-money\">$25<\/span> or more.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Pick up food items marked as &#8220;high-need&#8221; or a pre-made bag<\/b> that is filled with an assortment of groceries selected by the local food agency. Purchase these items and then place them in a collection bin at the front of the store.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Donate online by visiting <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/groceryoutlet.com\/Donate\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>GroceryOutlet.com\/Donate<\/b><\/a>, find the local store you want to contribute to and follow the instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;At the very core of Grocery Outlet, one value has always stood out above all: never stop working to provide access to high-quality and nutritious food,&#8221; said Grocery Outlet Inc. Co-CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Lindberg<\/span>. &#8220;This responsibility is even stronger today, as we raise the stakes to carry out our greatest initiative yet. We are eager to see our communities join forces once more to help those in need and touch many more lives for the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Each local Grocery Outlet store is independently owned and operated by families who are committed to giving back to the local community. This new edition of the national campaign will build on Grocery Outlet&#8217;s past &#8216;Independence from Hunger&#8217; efforts that have collected more than <span class=\"xn-money\">2.2 million dollars<\/span> to date across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Customers can help make a difference by visiting their local Grocery Outlet and participating in the Independence from Hunger\u00ae food drive. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.groceryoutlet.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">GroceryOutlet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Grocery Outlet<br \/><\/b>Based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Emeryville, California<\/span>, Grocery Outlet offers big savings on brand name merchandise, with prices 40% to 70% less than traditional grocery stores. The fastest growing, &#8220;extreme-value&#8221; grocer in the U.S., Grocery Outlet has more than 270 locations in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Idaho<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oregon<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pennsylvania<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>. Grocery Outlet carries refrigerated and frozen foods, fresh produce, fresh meat, organics, dry groceries, beer and wine, health and beauty care, over-the-counter drugs, household products, toys and gifts. A third-generation family-led company founded in 1946, Grocery Outlet&#8217;s mission has always been to provide customers a fun place to find extreme values on name brands they trust. Most stores are independently owned\/operated by locally based families. For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.groceryoutlet.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.GroceryOutlet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpge49fleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpge49fleft\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/529283\/Grocery_Outlet_Independence_from_Hunger___Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/399061\/GO_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/399061\/GO_Logo.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/529283\/Grocery_Outlet_Independence_from_Hunger___Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/529283\/Grocery_Outlet_Independence_from_Hunger___Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Grocery Outlet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">EMERYVILLE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 29, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is launching its 7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Independence from Hunger\u00ae Food Drive on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 1<\/span><sup>st<\/sup> to donate food throughout the entire month of July, traditionally a time when food agencies experience the greatest need to serve children who are out of school during the summer. 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