FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019
CONTACT:
Meredith Gremel, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications, 616-878-2830
Hastings Area Schools’ Southeastern Elementary surprised with additional $2,500 as part of celebration
More than 900 nonprofit partners have collected receipts, earned $1,000 donations from SpartanNash through Direct Your Dollars program since 2016
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – SpartanNash recently celebrated a milestone through its Direct Your Dollars program – giving $1 million back to local schools, charities and other nonprofit organizations through the receipt-based program.
To celebrate the $1 million milestone, SpartanNash surprised Hastings Area Schools’ Southeastern Elementary School with an additional $2,500 donation on Oct. 15 – on top of the $1,000 already earned through Direct Your Dollars.
“What an amazing surprise for our school, our students and our teachers – and what an impact these Direct Your Dollars funds will make,” Southeastern Elementary School Principal Dana Stein said. “This money will allow us to go on fieldtrips, buy classroom supplies and so much more. Our teachers and our Parent Teacher Organization work so hard to make our students’ learning experience the best it can be, and this money will support those efforts in a really special way.”
To earn its $3,500 donation, Southeastern Elementary School in Hastings, Mich. placed envelopes outside of each classroom, where students could collect their Family Fare receipts. The school also teamed up with the Hastings Free Methodist Church and local businesses to collect receipts.
Since launching its Direct Your Dollars program in August 2016, SpartanNash has awarded more than 900 participating organizations with $1,000 donations through the receipt-based program.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have contributed $1 million back into our local communities through Direct Your Dollars,” said Meredith Gremel, vice president, corporate affairs and communications. “It’s rewarding to see the ways these dollars have made an impact for participating organizations. Our company vision is to be a best-in-class business that feels local, where relationships matter – and this is truly a program that makes a local impact for everyone involved. From the store guests who save their receipts for their favorite nonprofit to the organizations who deploy these funds for key local programs and services, Direct Your Dollars is making a difference.”
The Direct Your Dollars program encourages store guests to use their purchasing power to support local nonprofits by shopping at participating SpartanNash retail stores and fuel centers in eight states, including Family Fare, D&W Fresh Market, ValuLand, Forest Hills Foods, Ada Fresh Market and VG’s stores throughout Michigan. Store guests can then turn their receipts in to their favorite local charity, school or nonprofit.
Once the nonprofit organization has collected $150,000 in receipts from eligible sales, it can redeem them for a $1,000 donation from SpartanNash, to be used for computers, textbooks, field trips, athletic and band equipment, food and meal supplies and much more.
All preschool and K-12 schools are eligible to participate, as well as school-sponsored groups and clubs. Faith-based and community service organizations are also eligible, as are nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) determination.
Organizations interested in participating in the Direct Your Dollars program can visit SpartanNash.com/Direct-Your-Dollars for promotional materials, receipt submission forms and more.
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About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company whose core businesses include distributing grocery products to a diverse group of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned retail stores and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges; as well as premier fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing. SpartanNash serves customer locations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Djibouti and Egypt. SpartanNash currently operates 158 supermarkets, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery, Dan’s Supermarket and Family Fresh Market. Through its MDV military division, SpartanNash is a leading distributor of grocery products to U.S. military commissaries.