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Family Fare raising funds for Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan is proud to partner with the SpartanNash Foundation during its retail scan campaign to build stronger communities. Between Feb. 10 and 21, store patrons who visit any of the four Family Fare stores in Northeast Michigan (Mio, Lewiston, Rogers City and Oscoda) will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5, $10 or round up to the nearest dollar at any checkout lane, with 100 percent of dollars raised granted to Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone in our community to join with the SpartanNash Foundation and all our Family Fare Supermarkets to raise funds to continue our mission to offer safe and affordable housing options,” said Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan Executive Director Ted Fines.

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope.

In total, 49 local Habitat affiliates in eight states will receive monetary support thanks to the SpartanNash Foundation scan to build a path toward homeownership. One hundred percent of all funds raised during the Foundation scan campaign will go directly to local Habitats’ homebuilding initiatives. SpartanNash — which owns the Family Fare Supermarkets, underwrites the costs to run the scan campaign, contributes funding and encourages associates to volunteer with local Habitat affiliates.

“The SpartanNash Foundation is our company’s charitable giving arm, supporting community nonprofit organizations that provide hunger relief, secure shelter, support our military heroes and advance diversity and inclusion initiatives,” said Meredith Gremel, vice president of Corporate Affairs and Communications and Executive Director of the SpartanNash Foundation. “Through our retail scan campaigns, we have developed many strong partnerships with local Habitats, and we are excited to join with our store guests, associates and Habitat partners to continue to build stronger communities in 2021.”

Since 2006, SpartanNash, the SpartanNash Foundation and generous store guests have raised and granted nearly $2.1 million to support local Habitat affiliates’ homebuilding initiatives.

SpartanNash is the sixth largest food distributor in the U.S. and has more than 120 corporate-owned stores in eight states participating in the company-wide retail scan campaign.

In 2020, more than $827,000 was granted through the SpartanNash Foundation’s companywide scan campaigns, benefitting local Habitat for Humanity, patriotic and food pantry partners.

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