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For nearly 40 years, the National Grocers Association (NGA) has represented independent community grocers located in every congressional district across the country, and the wholesalers that service them. Also represented are affiliated associations, manufacturers, and service suppliers as well as other entrepreneurial companies that support NGA’s Mission and Philosophy. NGA works to ensure ongoing economic advancement and prosperity for America’s independent community and remains the only trade association exclusively focused on representing the independent sector of the food industry.
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GF Buche Cares Holds Fundraiser For Nonprofit Organizations
The Wagner, South Dakota-based GF Buche Co. and its Buche Cares team exceeded its recent fundraising goal for local nonprofit organizations.
Read MoreWeis Markets Raises $450K For Paralyzed Veterans Of America
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has donated $450,000 to Paralyzed Veterans of America – the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to supporting veterans with spinal cord injuries, disorders and diseases, like MS and ALS, and all people with disabilities. Officials from Weis Markets presented the check to PVA on Nov. 12 at the company’s Perry Hall, Maryland, store. This donation was raised through a six-week in-store fundraising campaign centered around celebrating PVA’s 75th anniversary. The donation will support PVA’s mission and help create a world where the nation’s most severely injured heroes have access to what they deserve: specialized, quality health care, meaningful careers and their earned benefits.
Read MoreKellogg’s, AWG Donate Thousands To Feeding America Food Banks
Kellogg Company and Associated Wholesale Grocers donated $22,000 to Feeding America network food banks, with the donation being made through AWG Cares, the employee-managed charitable foundation of AWG. “We share Associated Wholesale Grocers and its member retailers’ commitment to ensure families are fed and fulfilled, and we’re proud to stand alongside them to support our communities,” said Mike Browne, VP of sales accounts, Kellogg Company. “We’re pleased to support Feeding America with this donation – it’s all part of our commitment to create Better Days and feed 375 million people in need by 2030.” Kellogg Kellogg’s initially started brainstorming a charitable campaign with AWG in early 2021. With both companies supporting hunger-relief endeavors, partnering in a joint effort was an obvious choice. By combining a friendly sales competition among AWG’s divisional distribution centers, this creative campaign was the first of its kind for the AWG Cares foundation.
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