Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children Kick Off Annual Feeding Minds & Bodies Campaign in Providence, Rhode Island
Supermarket Retailer Teams up with Community Partners to Provide Food and Essentials to Families at Providence Culinary Collective
Providence, RI (March 28, 2025) – Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children kicked off their annual Feeding Minds & Bodies campaign with a hunger-fighting event in Rhode Island that helped hundreds of local families. The donation, the first of eight similar events planned this year, took place at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the start of GoProvidence’s iconic Providence Culinary Collective, a celebration of the city’s vibrant food scene.
With support from GoProvidence, Community Action Partnership of Providence, Boys & Girls Club of Providence and Pepsi, Price Rite Marketplace was able to provide a 25-lb box of food, a 15-lb box of hygiene essentials, backpacks filled with school supplies, children’s books, Price Rite Marketplace gift cards and more to nearly 400 families experiencing food insecurity that were pre-identified by Community Action Partnership of Providence and Boys & Girls Club of Providence.
“We are proud to kick off the 11th annual Feeding Minds & Bodies program and continue our mission to help as many families in need as possible,” said Kevin McDonnell, president of Price Rite Marketplace. “Since partnering with Feed the Children nearly 11 years ago, we have provided food and essentials to nearly 200,000 people.”
Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children representatives were joined by Kristen Adamo, president & CEO of GoProvidence; David Banno, president & CEO of Community Action Partnership of Providence; and state and local dignitaries including Nick Vincelette, Policy Coordinator for US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; and Dr. Javier Montañez, Providence Public Schools Superintendent.
“GoProvidence was thrilled to partner with Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children to kick off this year’s campaign at one of our signature events,” said GoProvidence’s Kristen Adamo. “We have spent nearly two decades building Providence’s culinary brand and celebrating the chefs and creators that continue to shape the city’s vibrant food scene. The Providence Culinary Collective not only highlights our culinary excellence, but also brings much-needed attention to food insecurity and helps support our community. By working together, we can make a significant impact on the lives of local families.”
Fighting hunger is at the heart of Price Rite Marketplace’s charitable giving and paired with Feed the Children’s vision to create a world where no child goes to bed hungry, the two created the Feeding Minds & Bodies initiative, which is designed to bring attention to and fight the issue of childhood hunger. With one in five children in the U.S. experiencing food insecurity, hunger remains a serious issue in many communities.
“A widespread issue like childhood hunger will only be solved when enough people work together,” said Emily Callahan, president and CEO of Feed the Children. “We are grateful to be working with Price Rite, GoProvidence, Community Action Partnership of Providence, Boys & Girls Club of Providence and Pepsi to support the community in Providence. Through the power of partnership, we can make a greater impact as we seek to create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.”
Since partnering with Feed the Children, Price Rite Marketplace has contributed nearly four million pounds of food totaling more than $14 million in gift-in-kind donations, helping more than 228,000 people in 57 cities.
About Price Rite Marketplace
Price Rite Marketplace is a registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. Price Rite Marketplace opened its first store in 1995 under the name Price Rite Supermarkets, and currently operates 53 grocery stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Committed to providing the best value for customers, Price Rite Marketplace delivers a simplified shopping experience with top name brand foods and products and expanded fresh produce and organic offerings at exceptional prices. Price Rite Marketplace is also dedicated to fighting hunger through its annual Check-Out Hunger fundraising campaign and partnerships with Feed The Children and local food banks. For more information, please visit www.priceritemarketplace.com.
About Feed the Children
Feed the Children is a leading nonprofit committed to ending childhood hunger. The organization believes that no child should go to bed hungry, and so it provides children and families in the U.S. and around the world with the food and essentials kids need to grow and thrive. Through its programs and partnerships, the organization feeds children today while helping their families and communities build resilient futures. In addition to food, Feed the Children distributes household and personal care items across the United States to help parents and caregivers maintain stable, food-secure households. Internationally, it expands access to nutritious meals, safe water, improved hygiene and training in sustainable living. As responsible stewards of its resources, Feed the Children is driven to pursue innovative, holistic and child-focused solutions to the complex challenges of hunger, food insecurity and poverty. For children everywhere, the organization believes that having enough to eat is a fundamental right. Learn how you can help create a world without childhood hunger at FeedtheChildren.org.
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About GoProvidence
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization whose mission is to create vibrant growth for the local hospitality economy by promoting, developing and expanding a united visitor industry. For more information, contact (401) 456-0200 or visit www.GoProvidence.com.
