BJ’s Wholesale Donates $10,000 to Island Harvest

BJ’s Charitable Foundation announced a $10,000 donation to Mineola-based non-profit on April 3. The donation will be used to purchase supplies and package donated food for the Food Collection and Distribution Program.

The donation is part of a larger portion of $1,055,400 given to 166 nonprofit organizations in the 15 states where BJ’s Wholesale Clubs are located. The donated funds will be dispersed to organizations that focus in four areas: hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, health care and education.

The foundation supports nonprofit organizations that primarily benefit the underprivileged in the area of basic needs (hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, education and health).

Island Harvest provides five programs: Food Collection and Distribution; Kids Weekend Backpack Feeding Program; Summer Feeding Service Program; Mobile Food Pantry; and the Education, Advocacy, and Hunger Awareness program. Their mission is to educate the public on the serious problem of hunger in the community, mobilize the people behind hunger-related public policy issues and train feeding program personnel to help clients holistically.