Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) Charitable Foundation’s “Three Square Meals” hunger relief program kicked off in Rhode Island today with an 18-truck Convoy. Foodshare welcomed two trucks, generously sponsored by the Arbella Insurance Foundation, delivering more than 56,000 meals worth of food. Funds for Three Square Meals are raised annually between November and December through a combination of in-store customer donations at the register, contributions from the business community, and matching funds from the Job Lot Charitable Foundation.
This is the first installment of a 109-tractor trailer truckload donation to 15 different food banks throughout the Northeast, totaling $1.44 million in 2015. Non-perishable items being donated include pasta, cereal, canned vegetables and fruit, soup, canned tuna, dried beans, rice, and more. Last year these donations totaled more than 246,000 meals worth of food!
Tamoye Brown, District Manager for Ocean State Job Lot was on site for the delivery, as was Jennifer Lajoie of Bearingstar—a local affiliate of Arbella Insurance—who presented Foodshare with an additional $1,000 check from the Bearingstar Insurance Charitable Fund.
Check out the photos online, or watch a video about the event!
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