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Stop and Shop Donates $50K to Area Food Banks

Mineola-based Island Harvest one of eight food banks to receive funds.

Stop & Shop presented a $50,000 check to various NY Metro regional food banks at Saturday's NY Giants/Jets football game at MetLife Stadium. The supermarket made a commitment to donate $150 for every first down the NY Giants made during last year's football season.

"It is our corporate responsibility to give back to the communities in which we serve and support the hunger relief efforts of our food banks," New York Metro Division manager of public and community relations Arlene Putterman said in a statement.

The food banks include Food Bank for Westchester, Mineola-based Island Harvest, NYC Food Bank, Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Food Bank of Hudson Valley, FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties and Long Island Cares

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Stop & Shop will continue the First Down Donation program to the food banks throughout the 2013-14 football season.  


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