Alpena News editorial
Through customer donations matched by the store, the Alpena Meijer raised $21,560 for St. Vincent de Paul of Alpena, the store said recently.
Through the store’s Simply Give program, Meijer matches shoppers’ donations, sometimes doubling its match to turn a resident’s $10 donation into $30 for St. Vincent de Paul.
“That just shows you how understanding and giving our community is,” said Cathy McClure, pantry coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul. “It’s been very, very helpful to the community.”
The Alpena fundraising was part of more than $7.6 million raised at Meijer stores across the Midwest through Simply Give. That equates to 76 million meals for food pantries across the Midwest. According to Feeding America, $1 equals 10 meals.