(Grand Rapids, MI) – West Michigan food pantries will get a boost from the Meijer LPGA Classic this week. The event begins Thursday at Blythefield Country Club and supports Meijer’s Simply Give program that aims to help stock food pantries.
LPGA pro Brittany Lincicome toured the Northwest Food Pantry in Grand Rapids yesterday with Meijer executive chairman Hank Meijer, who says this is a landmark year for Simply Give. The program has been running for 17 years, stocking 600 food pantries in six states, and has raised 100-million-dollars so far. Northwest Food Pantry executive director Becca Schelhaas says they are 100-percent donor-driven and volunteer-run, and Simply Give has been an excellent partner.
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