2007 National Make a Difference Day
C&S Associates Coast-to-Coast Take Part in Make a Difference Day
Keene, NH-C&S Associates volunteered for the fifth consecutive year to help local nonprofit groups as part of "National Make a Difference Day" on Saturday, October 27th. Make a Difference Day is a day of caring that involves over 3 million volunteers from coast-to-coast and from all walks of life.
"Our Associates continue to contribute their time to the communities where they work and live," said C&S Chairman and CEO Rick Cohen. "This year, over 200 C&Sers were involved in Make a Difference Day activities, supporting many outstanding nonprofit organizations and in the process, helping neighbors in need."
This year's projects were focused on food assistance organizations and included:
- Birmingham, AL: General clean-up at the Ronald McDonald House
- Buffalo, NY: Packed "blizzard boxes" at the Food Bank of Western New York
- Fresno, CA: Painted a portion of a youth center
- Honolulu, Hawaii: Packed food boxes and painted a small room at the Hawaii Food Bank
- Keene, NH: Built shelves and painted walls in the Keene Community Kitchen's Emergency Preparedness Room
- Mauldin, SC: Landscaped at Harvest Hope's food bank warehouse in Greenville
- Montgomery, NY: Prepared and distributed boxes at the New Day Food Pantry
- Northeast & Aberdeen, MD: Made children's snack packs for the Food Bank of Delaware
- Sacramento, CA: Sorted and prepared donated food and clothing at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
- Stockton, CA: Prepared food boxes for donation, general cleaning at Emergency Food Bank of Stockton
- Windsor Locks, CT: Sorted donated fruits and vegetables for the Food Share Food Bank
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About C&S Wholesale Grocers
C&S community involvement programs support initiatives to stop hunger and to promote the health and enrichemnt of communities that are homes to the company's employees and facilities.
C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, N.H. is the second-largest food wholesaler and, according to Forbes magazine, the 12th largest privately held company in the United States. The company distributes food to supermarkets, retail stores and military bases across the country.
Currently, C&S serves about 4600 stores from more than 50 locations in 11 states. Among our customers are many of America's best known companies, including Stop & Shop, Giant of Carlisle, Giant of Landover, Shaw's, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), Ralphs, Safeway and Target.
