Sendik's Food Market donates 6 truckloads of holiday meal items
MILWAUKEE - Sendik's Food Markets donated to Feeding American Eastern Wisconsin on Thursday, Nov. 20, six truckloads packed with holiday meal items. Those items included stuffing, canned vegetables, soup, and gravy, as well as pantry staples like rice, noodles, and juice.
Truckloads of food donated
What we know:
This is the 18th year Sendik's and Feeding America have teamed up to provide much-needed food to those experiencing hunger in our part of the state.
Packers Hall of Famer Mark Tauscher was on had to help with the delivery of the items and unload some of the food into the food bank.
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A news release says over the last 17 years, Sendik’s has provided over 550,000 meals through its partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin-based grocer has also committed teams of volunteers to spend time sorting and packing food for distribution at the organization’s Milwaukee campus.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Sendik's Food Markets.