CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in
cooperation with Kroger and FOX19, announce the kick off of the annual ‘Food
From The Heart' campaign.
Since the annual holiday drive began 22 years ago,
over one million pounds of food or more than 400,000 meals have been collected
and distributed to local families in need.
A live kick-off celebration is being held at the Kroger Marketplace store in Newport on Thursday,
November 8 at 9:30 a.m. as Kroger donates non-perishable products
equal to more than 12,000 meals.
The holiday food drive will run through December 31, 2012 with donations of
non-perishable items being collected at all Greater Cincinnati and Northern
Kentucky Kroger locations. The items collected will be distributed to families
in need by St. Vincent de Paul volunteers in neighborhoods across the Tri-State
throughout the holiday season. Cash donations to support St. Vincent de Paul
can also be made at checkout coin boxes at all participating Kroger stores for
the duration of the campaign.
In the communities surrounding participating
stores, there are close to 300,000 people living below the poverty level,
including more than 100,000 children. A
$1 donation will provide 7 meals for these families. This year's goal is 70,000
pounds or 219 barrels of food, which would provide more than 56,000 meals.
Collection barrels with ‘Food From The
Heart' signage will be located at all Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Kroger locations. There are three simple ways you can donate to a neighbor in
need:
- Purchase
non-perishable food items and drop them in the food collection barrels located
at the store entrances or at the checkout.
- Drop a
cash donation in the donation boxes at the check out counters at all Kroger stores
– look for the clear plastic boxes with St. Vincent de Paul's blue logo.
- Log
onto St. Vincent de Paul's website, www.SVDPcincinnati.org,
click on the Give the Gift of Hope link and make a donation to help feed a local
family in need while including "Food from the Heart" in the special
instructions box.
St. Vincent de Paul serves local
families in neighborhoods across the Tri-State. As a result, the food donated is
quickly distributed in the neighborhoods where it is collected.
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