Community Food Connection of Blount County Receives Gift from Food Lion

The Community Food Connection of Blount County, Inc., has received $2,500 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation. The Community Food Connection will use the gift to supply emergency food to those in need.
“This generous gift from Food Lion will be of great assistance in helping the hungry in our county” said Lisa Blackwood, Board Member of the Community Food Connection.
“It illustrates that Food Lion is fully committed to making our county a better place to live. Because of Food Lion’s generosity, many more people will be helped to have food during these trying times. Our organization, consisting of only volunteers, has been furnishing food for the needy of Blount County since 1991.”
Established in 2001, the Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to improving the communities in which Food Lion operates.
The Foundation places an emphasis on the support of primary and secondary education, feeding the hungry, and organizations that enhance the quality of life in Food Lion’s local communities.
Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.