ShopRite Raises Money To Fight Hunger

ShopRite associates and customers together raised a record-breaking $750,000 -- more than $100,000 locally --  in the 2011 annual Check-Out Hunger fundraiser.   

Each year, ShopRite stores compete to raise funds to benefit local food banks in ShopRite communities across the state The top four winning stores for this year’s contest are all located in Connecticut and are owned by Milford Markets, a family business operated by the Garafalo family of Milford, Connecticut.

ShopRite stores in Connecticut raised $123,964, which was presented to Nancy Carrington, president and CEO of Connecticut Food Bank at the ShopRite of Hamden last week.

“We are very proud of our associates and so grateful to our customers for this year’s most generous contributions to feed the hungry,” said Harry Garafalo, president of Milford Markets and member of the Board of Directors of Connecticut Food Bank.

“My family and I have been working closely with Connecticut Food Bank, supporting them in their mission to provide food to our neighbors in need," he said. "We are honored that our stores have played such an integral part in this year’s Check-Out Hunger event.”

Check-Out Hunger, a national fundraising campaign, donates 100 percent of all funds raised to local hunger-fighting charities.  From October through December of last year, ShopRite shoppers added a $1, $3, or $5 donation to their bill at the checkout aisle, helping to raise funds for food banks in ShopRite’s trading areas across six states.