Southeastern Grocers launches community aid and recovery efforts; Hope Lutheran Church planning major yard sale
Southeastern Grocers launches community aid and recovery efforts
Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company and home of Fresco y Mas, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, have announced the extension of its community donation program to benefit the American Red Cross and plans for additional relief activations in areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, together with the SEG Gives Foundation.
Customers can help equip the nonprofit by donating $1, $5 or simply rounding up their grocery bill while shopping at their local Fresco y Mas, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores. Every dollar donated through SEG’s community donation program will help support Red Cross Disaster Relief, which provides essential aid to those affected by disasters across the country, including food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support, recovery planning and other assistance. The grocer also donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross earlier this year in preparation for this hurricane season, and more than $815,000 to aid and support disaster relief efforts in 2021.
“Hurricane Ian has left a wide path of destruction throughout Florida, and our heartfelt thoughts are with all of our associates, customers and communities recovering from the shocking devastation. I want to express my profound appreciation for our associates for their support before, during and after this historic storm,” Southeastern Grocers president and CEO Anthony Hucker said. “Utilizing our decades of disaster relief experience, we continue to put people at the center of our decisions to shape every step of our recovery efforts – however long they may take. Hurricane Ian has left a legacy of disaster, but we are a resilient community, and our customers can count on us to help them recover. We are stronger together.”
Relief efforts will include:
• Emergency truckloads of essential products and vaccines have been allocated to open stores and pharmacies throughout Florida daily.
• SEG and its charitable arm, the SEG Gives Foundation, are now mobilizing resources to provide needed water and ice donations to Southwest Florida in support of communities in great need.
• The grocer plans to activate mobile pharmacies to offer preventive vaccines and needed medications, along with food pantries to provide shelf-stable products, fresh produce, water, ice and essential cleaning supplies in impacted areas where stores remain closed.
For more information, visit www.frescoymas.com, www.harveyssupermarkets.com and www.winndixie.com.
Hope Lutheran Church planning major yard sale
The members of Hope Lutheran Church, 2001 N. Park Rd., invite and encourage all community members to join them for a big yard on Saturday, Oct. 8. The yard sale will take place at their campus and begin at 9 a.m
The yard sale under the leadership of Rev. John Cabos, Hope’s Spanish ministry pastor, is intended to help support the growing Hispanic Ministry and outreach of Hope Lutheran with all proceeds going to support this ministry. Members of Hope’s English and Hispanic ministries will be participating in the event.
For additional information, please contact the church office at 813-752-4622.
