ShopRite associates across six states banded together last September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest. The theme of this year’s contest was “Providing Hope to the Hungry” and in this spirit, ShopRite associates collected donations at check-out and held various events, raising $1.27 million to support regional food banks in communities served by ShopRite stores.
Each of the winning stores was awarded with the selection of two ShopRite associates to be featured on a special-edition Cheerios box. These customized boxes, sold exclusively at ShopRite, will be unveiled at in-store celebrations during the month of March. Additionally, each winning store was awarded funds ($3,000 for the top 5 stores, and $500 for the remaining winning stores), that will be presented to local food pantries chosen by their store team.
Among this year’s winning stores is the ShopRite of Medford, which selected Associate Debbie Lawlor of Atco, NJ and Associate Nina Pranvaku of Tabernacle, NJ to be featured on 125,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes for their store’s commitment. The box will be unveiled during a ceremony at the ShopRite of Medford, 208, Route 70, Medford, NJ on March 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Scheduled to attend are Medford Police Chief Richard Meder, Fire Chief, Thomas Thorne, Medford Councilman Frank Cekay, Jim Quigly of St. Vincent DePaul Pantry and Sabine Mehnert, Community Engagement Coordinator, Food Bank of South Jersey,
“The ShopRite Partners In Caring program has been providing hope to the hungry in our communities for more than fifteen years,” said Christine Magyarits, spokesperson for ShopRite Partners In Caring. “This contest highlights the ‘partners’ in the program — our dedicated ShopRite associates, our generous customers, and one of our long-time vendor partners, General Mills, who shares our passion for helping those in need of food assistance.”
The winning stores are:
New Jersey:
ShopRite of Byram, ShopRite of Chews Landing, ShopRite of Clinton, ShopRite of Fischer Bay in Toms River, ShopRite of Flemington, ShopRite of Garden State Pavilion in Cherry Hill, ShopRite of Glassboro, ShopRite of Greater Morristown in Cedar Knolls, ShopRite of Greenwich Township, ShopRite of Hackensack, ShopRite of Hamilton in Robbinsville, ShopRite of Hillsborough, ShopRite of Jersey City, ShopRite of Landis in Vineland, ShopRite of Lyndhurst, ShopRite of Mansfield, ShopRite of Marmora, ShopRite of Medford, ShopRite of Mullica Hill, ShopRite of New Milford, ShopRite of Newton, ShopRite of Ramsey, ShopRite of Rio Grande, ShopRite of Somers Point, ShopRite of Succasunna, ShopRite of Wayne, ShopRite of West Deptford
New York:
ShopRite of Croton in Croton On Hudson, ShopRite of Fishkill, ShopRite of Forest & Richmond in Staten Island, ShopRite of Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, ShopRite of Stony Point
Pennsylvania:
ShopRite of Brodheadsville, ShopRite of Daleville in Covington Township, ShopRite of Hatfield, ShopRite of Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia
Connecticut:
ShopRite of Bristol, ShopRite of Canton
Maryland:
ShopRite of Festival in Bel Air
