Kroger donates over $40,000 to W.Va. food banks

Last week, Kroger Mid-Atlantic donated $41,000 in product and cash donations to two prominent West Virginia food banks — Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway and Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington. Mountaineer Food Bank received a $10,000 cash donation and nine pallets of peanut butter, consisting of 10,300 individual jars and valued at nearly $11,000. Facing Hunger Foodbank received a $20,000 donation, which will be used to aid its senior feeding program. The donations come during a time of extraordinary demand across the state as a result of situations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re inspired by the work of Mountaineer Food Bank and Facing Hunger Foodbank, and we are doing our best to bring critically needed food and resources to those who are struggling with hunger at this time,” said Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic, in a news release. “Our food bank partners need us now more than ever, and we will continue to look for solutions to support them.”