PITTSFIELD, Mass. — During Hunger Action Month, from Sept. 2 –  22, Price Chopper/Market 32 is inviting guests in all its stores to support local food pantries and nourish local communities by purchasing a bag containing several PICS brand items for $10. 

 

Each bag of groceries contains items most in need by food banks and pantries, including a 16-ounce box of elbow macaroni, 16-ounce jar of peanut butter, 10.5-ounce can of chicken noodle soup, 5-ounce can of tuna, 15.5-ounce can of kidney beans, and 5-ounce can of chunk chicken.

 

Each Price Chopper/Market 32 store team will identify and coordinate with a local food pantry in their community that will receive the donated food. This allows guests to make an immediate impact and help pantries serve people who may be their friends and neighbors. The bags will be available on displays at the front of each store, where signage will identify the name of the benefitting organization.

 

"Local food pantries in communities across the nation are currently providing assistance at some of the highest service levels they have seen in decades, with many serving as many families in a week as they previously served in a month," said Pam Cerrone, Price Chopper/Market 32 director of community relations. "Our guests always respond very generously to help meet the needs of their communities. We’re happy to help support local food pantries with our food drive."