Food For Friends Program Raises $16,972

Shoppers at the Clinton and Old Saybrook locations participated in a chain-wide effort to support hunger relief and along with support from the store, were able to raise $16,972 for the Shoreline Soup Kitchen, Stop & Shop has announced.

“Food for Friends is an easy way for the shoreline community to come together and give food security to those who wouldn’t otherwise have it,” Suzi Robinson, a spokesperson for Stop & Shop said in the press release. “We are proud to have partnered with our customers and help provide meals to local families this winter.”

Customers raised money by contributing at the check-out and donating to charity boxes, the press release says, adding that both food and beverage manufacturers and Stop & Shop stores donated to the cause, as well.