(From L to R) Jack Ferguson, store director, Dawn Doughty-Myers, store associate, and Rosemarie Khuns, store associate, ShopRite of Fishkill. Courtesy photo
FISHKILL – ShopRite associates across six states banded together last September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest. With a “Lending a Hand for Hunger” theme, ShopRite associates collected donations at check-out and held various in-store events, raising $1.3 million to support regional food banks in communities served by ShopRite stores.
Each of the 40 winning ShopRite stores was awarded with the selection of two ShopRite associates to be featured on a special-edition Cheerios box.
These customized Cheerios boxes, sold exclusively at ShopRite, will be unveiled at in-store celebrations during the month of March. Additionally, each winning store was awarded funds ($3,000 for the top 5 stores, and $500 for the remaining winning stores), that will be presented to local food pantries chosen by their store team.
Among this year’s winning stores is ShopRite of Fishkill in Fishkill, NY, which raised $13,773 and selected Dawn Doughty-Myers of Poughkeepsie and Rosemarie Khuns of Wappingers Falls to be featured on 150,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes for their store’s commitment.
The box was unveiled during a ceremony at ShopRite of Fishkill, located at 738 Route 9 in Fishkill, on Thursday, March 10th.
“The 81 ShopRite associates featured on this year’s special-edition Cheerios Box represent the caring and compassion that has come to symbolize the fight against hunger and the commitment of ShopRite Partners In Caring,” said Christine Magyarits, spokesperson for ShopRite Partners In Caring. “Since ShopRite Partners In Caring began in 1999, a total of $40 million has been donated to local food banks to feed the hungry in our communities. The Cheerios Box contest is one of our favorite annual events and highlights many of our ‘partners’ in the fight against hunger – our dedicated ShopRite associates, our generous customers, and one of our long-time vendor partners, General Mills, who shares our passion for helping those in need of food assistance.”
The winning stores include:
New Jersey:
ShopRite of Berlin, ShopRite of Byram, ShopRite of Chews Landing, ShopRite of Clark, ShopRite of Clinton, ShopRite of Columbia Park in North Bergen, ShopRite of Delran, ShopRite of Fischer Bay in Toms River, ShopRite of Flemington, ShopRite of Franklin, ShopRite of Glassboro, ShopRite of Greenwich Township, ShopRite of Hammonton, ShopRite of Hillsborough,ShopRite of Metro Plaza in Jersey City, ShopRite of Landis in Vineland, ShopRite of Lawnside, ShopRite of Lyndhurst, ShopRite of Mansfield, ShopRite of Marmora, ShopRite of Medford, ShopRite of Mullica Hill, ShopRite of Newton, ShopRite of Ramsey, ShopRite of Somers Point, ShopRite of Spotswood, ShopRite of Stirling, ShopRite of Succasunna, ShopRite of West Deptford, ShopRite of Williamstown.
New York:
ShopRite of Bedford Hills, ShopRite of Croton in Croton On Hudson, ShopRite of Fishkill, ShopRite of Forest & Richmond in Staten Island, ShopRite of Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, ShopRite New Rochelle
Pennsylvania:
ShopRite of Brodheadsville, ShopRite of Hatfield, ShopRite of Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia
Connecticut:
ShopRite of Canton
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