ShopRite Kicks Off 16th Annual Veterans Fundraising Campaign to Support Local Heroes
Florida, NY (May 15, 2024) – ShopRite is excited to announce its annual Veterans Fundraising Campaign, held at select stores in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, returns on May 19 and will run through August 10. Donations will be collected at checkout at ShopRite stores throughout the Hudson Valley in New York and several locations in New Jersey and one store in Pennsylvania, with all proceeds benefiting local veterans organizations.
“We’re proud to hold our Veterans Fundraising Campaign for a 16th year to benefit our local heroes,” said Steve Savas, president of ShopRite Supermarkets (SRS), Inc., which operates 32 ShopRite stores in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “Thanks to the continuous generosity of our dedicated ShopRite associates and customers, we are able to aid veterans and their families in the communities we serve year after year. We are incredibly grateful for everyone’s support of this important fundraiser.”
The 2024 Veterans Fundraising Campaign will benefit local veterans organizations including Hudson Valley Honor Flight, United for the Troops, Committee for the Families of War Veterans, Orange County Veterans Food Pantry, Vet2Vet and My Brother Vinny.
In 2023, ShopRite raised over $775,000 in support of local heroes, with the ShopRites of Carmel, Chester, Westfall Town Center, Croton and Spotswood among the top fundraising stores.
The full list of ShopRite stores participating in the 2024 Veterans Fundraising Campaign includes:
New York:
• Columbia County: ShopRite of Hudson
• Dutchess County: ShopRites of Fishkill, Lagrangeville, Poughkeepsie and N. Poughkeepsie
• Orange County: ShopRites of Chester, Dolson Ave. in Middletown, Wallkill in Middletown, Monroe, Montgomery, Vails Gate and Warwick
• Putnam County: ShopRite of Carmel
• Sullivan County: ShopRites of Liberty and Monticello
• Ulster County: ShopRites of Ellenville, Kingston and New Paltz
• Westchester County: ShopRites of Bedford Hills, Cortlandt, Croton, Elmsford-Greenburgh, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Thornwood, Greenway Plaza in Yonkers, Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers and White Plains
New Jersey:
• ShopRites of Clark, Spotswood and Oakland
Pennsylvania:
• ShopRite of Westfall Town Center in Matamoras
About ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With hundreds of supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated nearly $62 million to food banks that support more than 2,200 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has donated more than $38 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit www.shoprite.com.
