St. Louis CITY SC and Schnucks Team Up to Fight Hunger With Weeklong, In-Store Food Drive August 18-25
St. Louis CITY SC and Schnucks Team Up to Fight Hunger With Weeklong, In-Store Food Drive August 18-25
CITY SC Players Participating in Special Donation/Meet & Greet event Wednesday, August 21 at Schnucks’ Des Peres LocationCITY x Schnucks Food Drive to Benefit Operation Food Search
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16, 2024 - St. Louis CITY SC and Schnuck Markets, Inc., are once again joining forces to fight hunger in the St. Louis region. Sunday, August 18 through Sunday, August 25, the organizations invite the community to participate in the weeklong CITY x Schnucks Food Drive, benefiting Operation Food Search (OFS) and held exclusively at Schnucks locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. During this time, community members can visit their local Schnucks to donate nonperishable food items to OFS.
The CITY x Schnucks Food Drive is highlighted by a special donation event featuring CITY SC players Chris Durkin, Hosei Kijima and Jake Nerwinski. On Wednesday, August 21 from 4 - 5:15 p.m. at the Schnucks Des Peres location (12332 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131), participants can drop off their donations, meet the players and get autographs. (Limited to the first 150 people in line. Meet and greet line will open at 3 p.m.)
“We have always set out to be an exceptional Club and Neighbor and are honored to again work alongside our partner Schnucks in combatting food insecurity in our region,” said Diego Gigliani, President & GM, St. Louis CITY SC. “This food drive will bring together our community to help St. Louisans in need, and we are looking forward to continue in our support of Operation Food Search and all of the incredible ways they are fighting hunger.”
Recent data from Feeding America shows the food insecurity rate in Missouri is 15%, while food insecurity for children in St. Louis City is 30.9% and St. Louis County is 17.4%. On average, one in four children in OFS’s service area are at risk of hunger.
“Battling food insecurity and hunger in the St. Louis area is truly a team effort,” said Schnucks Director of Community Engagement and Customer Care Schron Jackson. “We’re proud to once again join forces with our partners at Operation Food Search and CITY SC to continue nourishing people’s lives in the community that we all call home.”
“We are deeply grateful to St. Louis CITY SC and Schnuck Markets for their commitment to ensuring children, families and individuals have the nutrition they need to thrive,” said Kristen Wild, President & CEO, Operation Food Search. “At a time when food donations are down and many of our neighbors are struggling to keep up, the support of these generous partners is more important than ever.”
Most-requested items:
- Chicken, light tuna & salmon (canned & pouches)
- Canned chicken soup, chili, stews with meat/beans
- Canned fruit (in natural juices)
- Diced tomatoes, tomato paste, canned spaghetti sauces (low sodium appreciated)
- Canned beans (low sodium appreciated)
- Instant brown rice, whole wheat pasta
- Boxed meal kits
- Canned vegetables
- Dried spices: chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, basil
- Deodorant, toothbrushes & toothpaste
- Pop-top canned items especially appreciated
- No glass containers or ramen noodles
For more information, visit http://www.stlcitysc.com/SchnucksFoodDrive.
About St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis CITY SC, one of the few majority female-led
ownership groups in all of professional sports, was awarded Major League Soccer’s 28th expansion team in 2019 and plays at CITYPARK, an STLMade 22,500-seat world-class soccer-specific stadium. CITYPARK is part of a new stadium district which includes a practice facility, team store and team headquarters all within the same 30+ acre urban campus in downtown St. Louis to help further the region’s continued growth and revitalization.
About Schnucks
Founded in St. Louis in 1939, Schnuck Markets, Inc. is a third and fourth generation, family-owned grocery retailer committed to nourishing people’s lives. Schnucks operates 114 stores, serving customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and employs nearly 12,000 teammates. According to Forbes’ 2023 rankings, Schnucks is the 189th largest privately-owned company in the United States and the 14th largest privately-owned grocer. Schnucks is committed to helping communities thrive, and as a champion for reducing hunger, the company annually donates more than $15 million in food to pantries that help those in need
About Operation Food Search
Founded in 1981, Operation Food Search (OFS) is a hunger relief organization that provides free food, nutrition education and innovative programs proven to reduce food insecurity. With a strategic focus aimed at ending childhood hunger, OFS empowers families and increases access to healthy and affordable food. The agency provides food and services to 200,000 individuals on a monthly basis – one-third of whom are children – through a network of 330 community partners in 25 Missouri and Illinois counties. For more information, call (314) 726-5355 or visit www.OperationFoodSearch.org.
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