Bi-Lo Holdings donates $295,000 to local charities
Bi-Lo Holdings donates $295,000 to local charities
During the holiday season the Bi-Lo Holdings Foundation is giving $295,000 to benefit 29 nonprofits throughout the Charleston, SC, region in collaboration with its BI-LO stores. This is in addition to the more than $471,000 and 2,030,944 pounds of food BI-LO is working to reinvest in the local community by the end of 2014 through the contributions of its customers, business partners, associates and company dollars.
“The Bi-Lo Holdings Foundation is thankful for the immense support and contributions of our business partners who enable us to provide these funds to local organizations who share our mission to alleviate hunger in our communities,” Mary Kellmanson, foundation president and chief marketing officer of Bi-Lo Holdings, said in a press release. “We look forward to growing our relationships with these organizations throughout the coming year.”
Grants were awarded to charitable organizations with missions to address hunger alleviation and hunger-related health and education issues. The foundation reviewed applications from several hundred nonprofit groups and conducted in-depth reviews of their services and reach within each community.
Over the last several weeks, representatives from Bi-Lo Holdings Foundation and its BI-LO stores have presented checks to the organizations that have been chosen to receive this year’s grants.