Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Luke 14:12

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Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Luke 14:12

Nourishing our Neighbors grant increases access to nutritious food; provides nutritional education

Nashville, TN – Luke 14:12 has received $2,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The Nourishing our Neighbors grant supports community feeding partners by helping neighbors increase their access to nutritious food, nutritional education and resources to help them get back on their feet. ‍"We are deeply grateful to the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation for their generosity and partnership," said Rev. Robert Coleman, Executive Director of Luke 14:12. This grant will help provide approximately 500 meals to the homeless and working poor of Nashville during the coming year.” ‍

About Luke 14:12‍ ‍

Founded in 1983 by Miss Laura B. McCray, Luke 14:12 is the oldest continually operating soup kitchen in the Nashville area. Luke 14:12 began when Miss Laura, a member of Edgehill United Methodist Church, served a pot of soup to two individuals in need of a meal.  After this first shared meal, Luke 14:12 was born out of Miss Laura’s desire to serve dinner-style meals to all who are hungry. To date, Luke 14:12 has served over 400,000 meals to the homeless and working poor in Nashville, TN. For more information, visit www.luke1412.org.‍‍ ‍

About The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation‍ ‍

The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, based in Salisbury, N.C. Established in 2001, the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger. Since its inception, the charitable foundation has provided more than $25 million in grant funding, helping to nourish communities with fresh food for backpack programs, Kids Café’s and other hunger-relief programs as well as funding for long-term programs to help shorten the lines at food banks. The charitable foundation partners with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief agency, in addition to local food agencies serving the 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states in which Food Lion operates. For more information, visit foodlion.com/pages/food-lion-feeds.‍‍ ‍

About Food Lion

Food Lion is an omnichannel grocery retailer committed to nourishing its neighbors. More than 82,000 associates across 1,100+ stores deliver an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. With a focus on hunger relief, Food Lion is a pioneer in food rescue. Since 2014, the company’s hunger relief platform Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals to those who are food insecure. The retailer has committed to donate 3 billion meals by 2032. Founded and based in Salisbury, N.C., since 1957, Food Lion is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. division of Zaandam-based Ahold Delhaize. For more information, visit foodlion.com.