PHILADELPHIA – The Burns' Fresh Grocer supermarkets and Drexel Men's Basketball will once again join in partnership to support Philabundance and the fight to end hunger in Philadelphia. Through this campaign, the Burns' Fresh Grocer supermarkets will pledge to donate one case of non-perishable food items to Philabundance for every 3-point basket made by the Dragons during the 2020-21 season.
Since the 2017-18 season, The Burns' Fresh Grocer supermarkets have donated over 700 cases of food to help Philabundance's effort to end hunger in the city through the Threes for Hunger program.
"Our company has always been committed to ending food insecurity and hunger in our communities," said Patrick J. Burns, President and CEO of Burns' Family Neighborhood Markets. "Even though we sell food, we have to also be community partners with our local hunger relief agencies and local institutions to work together to ensure that no one is left hungry. The Threes for Hunger campaign is an important component of our collective outreach efforts, and we are so pleased to see it continue to grow each year."
In addition to the food donated during the Threes for Hunger campaign, the Burns' Fresh Grocer supermarkets host a large food drive every January and are also a part of Philabundance's Grocers Against Hunger program that connects local, regional and national grocery retailers with local hunger relief agencies in their area to help feed their communities. In just the first three quarters of 2020, Burns' supermarkets have donated over 48,000 pounds of food to local agencies through the Grocers Against Hunger program. As an added benefit, donating fresh food also helps to reduce the potential for food waste by diverting food from landfills, which is good for the community and good for the environment.
The Burns' Fresh Grocer supermarkets are long-time partners of Drexel Athletics and long-time supporters of Philabundance.
November 26, 2020 at 12:50AM
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Men's Basketball and The Fresh Grocer renewing “Threes for Hunger” campaign in 2020-21 - Drexel University Athletics - Drexel Dragons
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