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Dishin' and Swishin': Local Colleges Sink Shots to Help Fight HungerFood Lion Feeds is dishing out assists to seven North Carolina and Virginia colleges and universities this men's basketball season by donating 200 meals* for each foul shot swished by participating schools. Through the inaugural "Score to Give More" campaign, Food Lion Feeds will donate the meals to the local Feeding America® member food bank, up to 30,000 meals per school. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200123005523/en/ "We're excited to partner with these great schools and their student athletes to help fight hunger on campus, in their local communities and beyond," said Emma Inman, director of external communications and community relations for Food Lion. "Far too many of our neighbors have to make impossible choices between things like gas and groceries, or dinner and rent. 'Score to Give More' is a great way to join together to help eliminate some of these difficult choices." The "Score to Give More" program comes only a few weeks after the conclusion of Food Lion Feeds' "Sack to Give Back" initiative, in which Food Lion Feeds partnered with 11 local colleges and universities to donate 1,000 meals forevery quarterback sack, which totaled 279,000 meals. The participating colleges and local Feeding America member food banks are listed below:
For more information on Food Lion's commitment to end hunger in the towns and cities it serves through Food Lion Feeds, please visit www.foodlion.com/feeds. *$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.
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