Food Lion Feeds四年投入100万美元 助美国送餐车组织扩充地方长者送餐能力
弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿讯——据非营利组织「美国送餐车」（Meals on Wheels America）10月15日在其官网发布的公告，连锁超市Food Lion旗下饥饿救济平台Food Lion Feeds宣布一项新的四年期、总额100万美元的投入，用于支持该组织的长者送餐服务，其中首笔25万美元将用于加强地方送餐机构的长期基础能力，帮助其购置车辆、设备并配备人员，以服务更多长者。公告发布时，双方合作已满五年。
根据公告，自2022年以来，Food Lion Feeds已向美国送餐车45个会员项目投入超过135万美元，在Food Lion门店覆盖的10个州为超过23,900名长者提供服务。今年获得支持的地方机构包括北卡罗来纳州温斯顿-Salem的Senior Services公司、佐治亚州梅肯的Middle Georgia送餐车，以及南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚的Senior Resources公司。
公告还公布一项配捐安排：10月16日世界粮食日当天，公众通过美国送餐车官网每捐款1美元，Food Lion Feeds将配捐2美元，配捐上限为25,000美元，所筹资金将用于该组织推动的「结束等待」倡议，目标是让每一位有需要的长者都能获得送餐服务。Food Lion Feeds负责人凯文·德基在公告中表示，一顿有营养的餐食能帮助长者在自己熟悉的社区里保持健康与独立生活。美国送餐车总裁兼首席执行官埃莉·霍兰德表示，这笔扩大的投入将为地方机构提供急需的资源，既服务当下更多长者，也增强其未来触及更多长者的能力。
美国送餐车是支持全美约5,000个社区送餐机构的全国性组织，依靠志愿者网络为居家长者提供餐食、营养、社交联系与安全探访。Food Lion总部位于北卡罗来纳州索尔兹伯里，在美国东南部与中大西洋地区10个州经营1,100多家门店、拥有8.2万多名员工；其Food Lion Feeds平台自2014年以来已捐出超过15亿份餐食，并承诺到2032年捐出30亿份。
Food Lion Feeds Commits $1 Million Over Four Years to Meals on Wheels America to Reach More Older Adults
Arlington, Virginia — Food Lion Feeds, the hunger-relief platform of grocery retailer Food Lion, is launching a new four-year, $1 million commitment to the nonprofit Meals on Wheels America, the organization announced on its website on October 15, as the two partners mark five years of working together. An initial investment of $250,000 will strengthen the long-term infrastructure capacity of local Meals on Wheels providers, helping them secure the vehicles, equipment and staffing needed to reach more older adults.
Since 2022, Food Lion Feeds has contributed more than $1,350,000 to 45 Meals on Wheels America member programs, supporting services to more than 23,900 older adults across Food Lion's 10-state footprint, according to the announcement. Local organizations supported this year include Senior Services, Inc. of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Meals on Wheels of Middle Georgia in Macon, Georgia; and Senior Resources, Inc. of Columbia, South Carolina.
Part of this year's investment will support a World Food Day matching campaign on Friday, October 16: for every $1 donated to Meals on Wheels America that day, Food Lion Feeds will donate $2, up to a total matching contribution of $25,000, with donations accepted at MealsOnWheelsAmerica.org. Funds raised will support the organization's End the Wait initiative, which aims to ensure that every senior who needs Meals on Wheels receives it. Kevin Durkee, Manager of Food Lion Feeds, said in the announcement that a nourishing meal can help older adults stay healthy and independent in the communities they call home. Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America, said the expanded investment gives local providers needed resources to serve more older adults today while building capacity to reach more seniors in the future.
Meals on Wheels America is the leadership organization supporting approximately 5,000 community-based meal providers across the country, whose volunteer-powered network addresses senior hunger and isolation. Food Lion, headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina, operates more than 1,100 stores with more than 82,000 associates across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states; since 2014, Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 1.5 billion meals and has committed to donating 3 billion meals by 2032.
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图片来源：图：食物银行志愿者分装食品箱（资料图），与送餐机构同属社区食物援助网络。图片来源：美国农业部（USDA）摄于首都地区食物银行，公共领域，经Wikimedia Commons发布 / Photo: A volunteer packs food boxes at a food bank (file photo). Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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