Two Lowcountry Food Bank Partner Agencies Receive Pantry Makeover

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Lowcountry Food Bank partner agencies Samaritan House and The Shepherds Table have received makeovers from Food Lion Feeds to help improve operations, increase their capacity to nourish food-insecure neighbors and purchase needed equipment. Samaritan House and The Shepherds Table received the funds through the Food Lion Feeds annual event, The Great Pantry Makeover. In addition to providing funds for the capital improvement project, local Food Lion associates provided support by donating volunteer hours as part of its largest associate volunteer initiative. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves.

The pantry makeover helps create sustainability in operations and allows the pantry to serve more people. “We are so excited to have a new, glass-door commercial refrigerator that makes it easy for our neighbors to see what’s inside when they shop for food with us,” said Sara Tenny, Interim Director at Samaritan House. “20 Food Lion team volunteers worked all afternoon applying fresh paint in our pantry and offices. Their dedication and time will make such a difference for our neighbors who experience food insecurity.”

“Food Lion donated and permanently installed new pantry shelving for us,” said Lakeya Davis, Assistant Director at Shepherd’s Table. “The new shelving is just like you see at Food Lion grocery stores, and it will help neighbors feel exactly like they do when grocery shopping. We also have a new glass-front commercial refrigerator and a stand-up freezer to give us even more capacity to make more healthy food available.”

Lowcountry Food Bank has designed a strategic layout for the pantries to help neighbors easily find all the foods they need to stay healthy. Colorful signage and posters provided by the Food Bank and donated by Food Lion will provide nutrition information and knowledge about upcoming pantry events. Additionally, the pantries will receive a nonperishable donation to stock the pantries.

The annual campaign takes place every September to align with Hunger Action Month, a time when Food Lion Feeds deepens its extensive partnership with Feeding America® to highlight the impact food can have on a person’s life and inspire action to end hunger within their communities. Since 2015, Food Lion Feeds has renovated or supported more than 280 food pantries through The Great Pantry Makeover.

“We are proud to partner with Lowcountry Food Bank during Hunger Action Month to help raise awareness of this nationwide effort to help end hunger,” said Kevin Durkee, Manager, Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion. “The Great Pantry Makeover provides our associates with a great opportunity to connect with their neighbors while nourishing the towns and cities we serve.”

Now in its ninth year, Food Lion associates support these local efforts by volunteering to complete pantry improvements. During this 30-day effort, Food Lion associates volunteer for activities such as painting and cleaning pantries to install shelving, freezers, coolers and other equipment to expand the capacity for fresh fruits, vegetables and other products. In addition to performing the work, Food Lion associates will stock the pantry shelves with food.

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