Food pantries to benefit from Meijer LPGA Classic by Simply Give
On Monday, Meijer Executive Chairman Hank Meijer and LPGA pro toured the Northwest Food Pantry in Grand Rapids ahead of the tournament, which begins Thursday at Blythefield Country Club.
The women's golf tournament supports , Meijer's program that aims to help stock the shelves of local food pantries. Meijer Executive Chairman Hank Meijer said this is a landmark year for Simply Give, as it hits a $100,000,000 raised over the course of 17 years and up to 600 food pantries across six states.
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Meijer said he believes the mission of food pantries compliments what the grocery store chain tries to do each day.
'Our heritage is in food,' said Meijer. 'We hope our prices are so good that most people can shop with us, but we also recognize that there are people who might not have a job, who don't have access to food, who can't afford that weekly grocery bill. And this is for those folks who still need to eat and who have to rely on the goodness of all the volunteers and all the people who support this kind of enterprise.'
Becca Schelhaas, executive director of the Northwest Food Pantry, said donations don't always supply everything they need to meet the needs of the community but that's where Meijer steps in.
'We wouldn't be as well-stocked without the Meijer Simply Give program. We are 100% donor-driven and volunteer-ran. So everything that is on these shelves was a donation,' Schelhaas said. 'Whatever we need to fill in the pieces, Simply Give and Meijer is there to make sure that those needs are filled.'
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The pantry is open three days a week and serves anywhere from 150-200 people.
'The need has actually doubled over the last year,' Schelhaas said. 'In the beginning of last year, we were doing maybe 20-30 a day and now we're 40-60 a day, easy.'
Schelhaas thanked her volunteers, who she called the 'absolute heart' of the pantry, as well as Hank Meijer and everyone involved in the Simply Give effort.
'I hope they know just how grateful we as a pantry are to Meijer, to Blythefield, to the golfers, to Brittany, all of them. I could not thank you enough and I really hope you know what blessings from God you truly are,' Schelhaas said.
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