EARTH CITY, Mo., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the Pacific Northwest, foreclosures, job losses and requests for emergency food continue to reach record levels. On Saturday, Feb. 28 from 8:00 a.m. until noon, Save-A-Lot Food Stores will do its part to help alleviate the pressure by providing free groceries at all nine Pacific Northwest stores. Residents who visit a participating Save-A-Lot Food Store location during the "Fuel Your Family for Free" event will receive the ingredients to prepare a hot spaghetti dinner. In addition, Save-A-Lot will make a matching contribution to regional Feeding America food banks.
Participating Save-A-Lot Locations Oregon: -- 1740 Geary Street Se, Albany -- 6828 Se Foster Road, Portland -- 17420 Se Division St, Portland -- 6100 Se King Ave, Milwaukie -- 4223 Main St, Springfield Washington: -- 2019 W Court St, Pasco -- 1730 Se Mile Hill Rd, Port Orchard -- 1105 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma -- 9820 Pacific, Tacoma
The Fuel Your Family for Free program was conceived in response to Save-A-Lot Food Stores' dedication to helping Pacific Northwest families by offering cost-saving meal solutions. At the same time, the company recognizes that many Northwest residents are going back to the basics, looking to eating healthier and consuming more meals at home.
"At its core, Save-A-Lot Food Stores is committed to helping families, and today that includes surviving this economic crisis," said Mark Colbo, regional director of Save-A-Lot Food Stores. "With Fuel Your Family for Free, we hope to acknowledge residents' struggles and also want to call attention to the fact that this is a group effort; we are only a piece of the overall solution in the Pacific Northwest. Save-A-Lot believes we have the recipe for thriving in today's economy."
Enough Groceries to Supply 4,000
Groceries will be provided on a first-come first-serve basis and will be distributed by way of a voucher system for those who come to the store on Saturday, Feb. 28, between 8:00 a.m. and noon. Shoppers can also visit http://www.fuelyourfamilyforfree.com/ to download a voucher. There is no purchase necessary.
Each shopper receives: -- 1 jar of Pastapali pasta sauce -- 1 box of Del Pino's Spaghetti noodles -- 2 cans of Wylwood vegetables (of customers' choosing) -- 1 package of Grissom's Brown & Serve Garlic Bread Sticks -- 1 eco tote bag Matching Donation to Local Food Bank
At the conclusion of Feed Your Family For Free, Save-A-Lot Food Stores will tally the total number of dinners contributed and make a matching donation to regional Feeding America partners, including Oregon Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank, and Food LifeLine. These partners will then distribute the meals to local food banks, shelters and hunger relief centers surrounding the participating Save-A-Lot store locations.
About Save-A-Lot Food Stores
Save-A-Lot Food Stores, the nation's leading extreme value, edited assortment grocery chain and the nation's fifth largest grocery banner, operates more than 1,150 value-oriented stores in all types of neighborhoods: urban, rural and suburban, and delivers up to 40 percent of savings compared to conventional grocery stores. Save-A-Lot is a wholly owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU INC. , a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest companies in the U.S. grocery channel. For more information and a list of store locations, visit http://www.save-a-lot.com/.
