Helping hands: Meijer donates $4 million to Midwest food banks

Meijer introduced it has expanded its battle in opposition to starvation with a dedication of $4 million in donations to meals banks and pantries by 2025, together with $200,000 to Gleaners Neighborhood Meals Financial institution of Southeast Michigan.

The donations embody assist for eight main meals banks in six states: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

“We perceive that the communities we serve are going through distinctive challenges proper now, and whereas we can’t remedy them alone, that will not cease us from increasing our Merely Give starvation aid efforts to assist our neighbors in want,” mentioned Hank Meijer, government chairman.

As well as, Meijer clients may contribute to the battle in opposition to starvation of their neighborhood by including a $10 Merely Give donation card to their order. The playing cards, situated on the registers, will likely be transformed into food-only Meijer present playing cards and given to an area meals financial institution companion within the retailer’s neighborhood.

Additionally, Meijer introduced that from November 23 to 29, it is going to donate the equal of 1 meal to native Merely Give meals financial institution companions for each Meijer model, Frederik’s by Meijer, True Goodness or Purple Cow meals product bought.

This 12 months, Meijer’s Merely Give program reached the milestone of $100 million donated to meals banks since its inception in 2008, in accordance with a information launch.

For extra info, go to https://meijercommunity.com/simply-give.

Prospects of Busch’s Recent Meals Market donate 107,648 gallons of milk to meals banks

Busch’s Recent Meals Market not too long ago introduced that its clients donated 107,648 gallons of milk to native meals banks in 2025. The primary milk marketing campaign of the 12 months happened in March and the second from September 22 to October 5.

In accordance with a press launch, 103,698 liters of milk had been donated final 12 months.

Milk donations will go to Meals Gathers of Michigan, Forgotten Harvest, Gleaners Neighborhood Meals Financial institution and South Michigan Meals Financial institution.

Busch’s annual milk marketing campaign was launched in 2015 in partnership with United Dairy Business of Michigan (UDIM). This 12 months, UDIM supplied $20,000 in funding to meals banks.

Busch’s Recent Meals Market, based mostly in Ann Arbor, has 16 shops in Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw, Livingston and Lenawee counties.

“Yearly we’re amazed by the generosity of our visitors,” mentioned Busch’s Middle Retailer Class Supervisor Joelle Forbes, who leads the milk drive.

In the course of the milk runs, Mootilda, UDIM’s dairy cow mascot, seems in Busch shops.

“Our staff actually love this occasion and in addition costume up as cows. We’ve got indicators and balloons in all places highlighting the milk drive, and it is a variety of enjoyable. However there’s additionally a severe message: Busch’s is dedicated to preventing starvation and our staff know their efforts will guarantee native youngsters get milk for his or her cereal within the morning,” Forbes mentioned.

The household grocery store chain is at present celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.

For extra info, go to buschs.com.

Troy Neighborhood Basis receives a $36,500 donation

The Troy Neighborhood Basis introduced on the Oct. 20 Troy Metropolis Council assembly that it had obtained a $36,500 donation from Robertson Brothers Properties.

Bloomfield Hills-based Robertson Brothers Properties has not too long ago constructed a number of housing tasks in Troy.

“It is very important us to ship on our dedication to investing within the communities the place we do enterprise. We imagine one of the best ways to try this is by figuring out organizations that already meet the neighborhood funding wants in a given metropolis, and now we have discovered that within the Troy Neighborhood Basis,” mentioned David W. Robertson, vp of Human Assets, Recruiting and Particular Initiatives for Robertson Brothers Properties.

Karen Greenwood, board chair of the Troy Neighborhood Basis, mentioned, “We’re so grateful to have obtained such a beneficiant donation from Robertson Brothers Properties. Our board is happy to have the chance to consider methods we are able to reinvest these {dollars} again into the Troy neighborhood.”

The nonprofit Troy Neighborhood Basis will host Troy Charity Evening 2025 — what the nonprofit calls a “reverse charity night time” — on Nov. 13 at Walsh Faculty. Every ticketed attendee can select from one of many current endowment funds and scholarships, and the inspiration will make a $50 donation for every ticket bought. Tickets price $25+ every https://troycf.org/charitynight2025.