St. Mary’s Food Bank will pack fresh Opal apples in the food boxes it distributes starting Wednesday, March 20 thanks to a sizable donation from Bashas’ and FirstFruits Farms to benefit people in need across the state.
This year, Bashas’ and FirstFruits will donate more than 35,000 pounds of apples to all four Feeding American food banks in Arizona. This includes St. Mary’s Food Bank, United Food Bank in Mesa, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and Yuma Community Food Bank.
Hunger isn’t just about being hungry. It’s about food insecurity, or not having regular access to safe, affordable and nutritious foods. According to St. Mary’s Food Bank, as many as one in seven people and about one in four children in Arizona experience hunger or do not have regular access to safe, affordable and nutritious foods.
FirstFruits Farms created the Take a Bite out of Hunger campaign to help feed the underserved while bringing attention to the problem of food insecurity in the United States and Canada. For more information about FirstFruits, visit firstfruits.com.
This is the sixth consecutive year that Arizona’s hometown grocer has participated in the give-back initiative. Chandler-based Bashas’ has given back more than $100 million to the communities it serves. For more information, visit bashas.com.
