DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 5, 2023) — Hy-Vee Inc is partnering with River Bend Food Bank on April 6 to distribute 250 Hormel Cure 81® Hams for those in need.
Staff from River Bend Food Bank and Quad Cities Hy-Vee stores will assist in handing out the hams at South Park Mall (across from Von Maur) in Moline, beginning at 9AM, and will continue until all hams are distributed.
Through its annual Hams for the Holidays initiative, Hy-Vee is providing 6,600 hams to Feeding America member food banks to help families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region. The initiative is part of Hy-Vee’s 100 Million Meals Challenge launched earlier this month through the end of the year to provide 100 million meals* to the Feeding America® network of partner food banks across the Midwest.
*$1 helps provide at least ten meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks. Pounds of food donated through in-store donations defines a meal as 1.2 pounds by the USDA. From March 1 to December 31, 2023, Hy-Vee guarantees a minimum donation of $250,000 through fundraising activities associated with its 100 Million Meals Challenge campaign to support the Feeding America network.
Hy-Vee Inc is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 285 retail stores across eight Midwestern states with sales of more than $13 billion annually. The supermarket chain is synonymous with quality, variety, convenience, healthy lifestyles, culinary expertise, and superior customer service. Hy-Vee ranks in the Top 5 Most Trusted Brands and has been named one of America’s Top 3 favorite grocery stores. The company’s more than 80,000 employees provide “A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle” to customers every day. For additional information, visit www.hy-vee.com.
