![]() ![]() The participating schools, season foul shots and correlating food banks that will benefit from each school’s efforts are: School The 32 Score to Give More participants benefited 15 Feeding America partner food banks serving communities where each school is located across Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. We are thankful for committed partners like Food Lion.” ![]() With more neighbors struggling to put meals on the table due to the high costs associated with inflation, this support comes at a critical time for our organization. “What a win-win for everyone – we are able to build awareness of food insecurity in our community, while also raising money to feed our neighbors. “We are grateful for the support of Food Lion Feeds and the Lincoln University basketball team for their amazing free throw skills,” said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky. Of the 32 participating schools, Lincoln University was one of the top performing colleges, resulting in 48,200 meals for the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark, DE. Since 2019, Food Lion Feeds has provided more than 3.2 million meals to local food banks across Food Lion’s 10-state footprint through the Score to Give More program. “When student-athletes sink foul shots, we engage them in the fight against hunger while directly benefiting local food banks to nourish our neighbors.” “The Score to Give More program inspires college students to be catalysts for change by creating awareness about food insecurity,” said Kevin Durkee, Manager, Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves. ![]() Through this collaboration, known as Score to Give More, Food Lion Feeds provided 100 meals for each foul shot sunk to participating schools’ local Feeding America® partner food bank, up to 30,000 meals per school. SALISBURY, N.C., Ma(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Throughout the 2022-23 college basketball season, Food Lion Feeds partnered with 32 college and university teams to provide more than 1.2 million meals to nourish neighbors in need. ![]()
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