Cub Foods Makes Substantial Donation to Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank.Cub and its customers generously give more than $160,000 STILLWATER, Minn. -- Cub Foods Cub Foods is a grocery store chain with eighty-four stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Northern and Central Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Miami Valley in Ohio. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu. today made a donation of more than $160,000 to Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank. The money, presented to Second Harvest Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Bob Chatmas, was raised during Cub Foods' 2007 Round Up Program. During September and October 2007, Cub customers were asked to "round up" their grocery bills to the next dollar, with contributions benefiting Second Harvest. Cub matched its customers' donations, resulting in a total donation of $160,616.32 that will ease hunger for hundreds of thousands of people in Minnesota and the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. area. As one of the largest donors to Second Harvest, Cub Foods is helping to eradicate Eradicate To completely do away with something, eliminate it, end its existence. Mentioned in: Smallpox hunger in the neighborhoods it serves. "We are extremely proud of our customers for their continued support of Second Harvest," said Steve Irland, vice president of marketing, advertising and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for Cub Foods. "We hope that this example of giving back - by Cub and its customers - encourages others to give to worthy causes throughout the year." Each year, Second Harvest Heartland distributes more than 34 million pounds of food to 950 non-profit agencies in a 59-county service area in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Donations such as the one made today are crucial to meeting the growing needs of Midwest families. "Today's donation from Cub Foods and its customers will make an enormous difference in the lives of hungry adults and children during the upcoming holiday season," said Chatmas. "Partnerships with corporate donors like Cub go a long way toward ending hunger in our communities." Cub Foods provides consumers with the freshest produce, widest selection and greatest value available today. In addition to innovative natural, ethnic and certified See certification. organic food sections, Cub stores offer shoppers added conveniences, such as in-store pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. and banking. Cub Foods was established in 1968 as one of the nation's first discount grocery stores. The organization was purchased in 1980 by SUPERVALU and currently operates 56 stores in the Twin Cities. |
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