Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons, Kroger Team Up To Aid NW Ohio Food Bank
March 21, 2018 | Football
TOLEDO, Ohio - Members of the Bowling Green State University football team, along with the University of Toledo, were on hand to present a check to the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank as part the Kroger "Sacks For Cash" program, a campaign to help fight hunger in our community. Football coach Mike Jinks and Falcon student-athletes David Konowalski and Marcus Milton were on hand for the presentation. CEO and President of the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, James Caldwell, also spoke and thanked both Bowling Green and Toledo for their support. Kroger was represented by Corporate Affairs Manager Amy McCormick and District Director of Operations Dan Galway.
For each sack during past seasons, Kroger traditionally donated $25 per quarterback sack recorded by Bowling Green State University and UT. This year, however, they upped the ante to a $50 donation per sack. The Falcons, who had 15 during the 2017 regular season, earned $750 to the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank. Since 2011, when the Sacks for Cash program began, Kroger has donated a total of $9,800 to the food bank, the equivalent of over 34,000 meals.
About Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to enable other community organizations to end hunger. Over the past 30 years the TNWOFB has distributed more than 96 million pounds of food and grocery products to assist those in need. Currently, the TNWOFB serves a network of more than 300 non-profit agencies in an eight county area, including Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams and Wood. Agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, non-profit day care centers, non-profit rehabilitation centers, group homes and programs for the elderly and children. Since 1984, the TNWOFB has been an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. For more information on the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, Inc. visit www.toledofoodbank.org.
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About The Kroger Co.
Kroger has been feeding people facing hunger since the company's inception in 1883, and as a founding partner of Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, Kroger has longstanding partners with food banks across the country. Today, via Kroger's industry-leading fresh food donations program, Kroger store associates are empowered to identify meat, produce, dairy and bakery items for donation that remain safe, fresh and nutritious. Last year, Kroger donated the equivalent of 46 million fresh meals to local food banks in addition to dry goods and shelf-stable groceries. For more information on The Kroger Co. and the company's purpose to Feed the Human Spirit™ visit thekrogerco.com.
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