From Klein’s ShopRite:
In honor of September?s National Hunger Action Month, on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Klein’s ShopRite of Maryland is hosting THREE CELEBRITY VOLUNTEER “BAGGING FOR HUNGER” sessions at three of its eight stores in Harford and Baltimore
Counties:
ShopRite of Aberdeen (Beards Hill Plaza, Aberdeen): 11 a.m.
ShopRite of Festival (Festival at Bel Air Shopping Center): 1 p.m.
ShopRite of Parkway Crossing (Perring Plaza Shopping Center): 4 p.m.
“Bagging for Hunger” is part of ShopRite’s program to raise awareness to help combat hunger in local communities, and similar sessions are being held across six states including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.
With nearly 50 million Americans, including 17 million children, suffering from food insecurity, ShopRite Partners In Caring is helping to raise awareness and inspire action within ShopRite?s local communities through hunger-fighting initiatives. Since its inception in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated more than $30 million to local food banks that support over 1,700 charities in providing food assistance.
The Klein family’s donation in support of fighting hunger is to donate $10,000 PER STORE to the Maryland Food Bank; PLUS to donate:
• 2% of all sales in Harford County on September 19 to the Aegis Empty Stocking Fund
• 2% of all sales in Baltimore County on 9/19 to Baltimore Food Banks, including the
Friendship Outreach Center; the Islamic Society Food Pantry; Catholic Charities’ Our Daily Bread; and the St. Ursula Pantry Food Bank.
VISUALS: VIP GUESTS wearing special “Help Bag Hunger” aprons will be bagging groceries at the cashier lines! ATTACHED PLEASE SEE A PHOTO OF HARFORD COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAVID CRAIG FROM A PREVIOUS “CELEBRITY BAGGING” SESSION!
VIPS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON 9/19/12 INCLUDE:
HARFORD COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAVID CRAIG
MARYLAND STATE SENATORS NANCY JACOBS & BARRY GLASSMAN
STATE DELEGATES SUSAN MCCOMAS, JOHN CLUSTER & JOSEPH BOTELER
BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JACK YOUNG
HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF JESSE BANE
HARFORD COUNTY COUNCILMEN JIM MCMAHAN & RICHARD SLUTSKY
… and many others!!!
I think the word “celebrity” is being overly generous. Maybe “politicians begging for votes and publicity” is more appropriate.
I believe that “Watcher” hit the nail on the head! 🙂
I hope they’ll all be bagging groceries after the next election.
Some of you should what ambassadors you are for the county. You words on most subjects appear to be cynical, spiteful and hateful.
WHY IS SHE SO HATEFUL?
Celebrities?
I was there at Shop Right today. Klein’s has a store right in the middle of District 35A and I had no problem being there at the Festival in support of their campaign against hunger. That family does more for Harford County than most people can even imagine. Forty years Ralph Klein came in to Tire Village around Thanksgiving time and my dad happened to mention to him something about a family back on Ellendale Street that was having hard times and within an hour Ralph had about ten sacks of groceries delivered to them. I have never forgotten that.
Kudos to Shoprite Partners in Caring and thumbs down to the politicians. A worthy cause exploited for potential political gain.
Let me finish your sentence for you. “A worthy cause exploited for political gain” at the invitation of Klein’s Shop Rite.
Don’t misunderstand me, the Klein family has done and still does a lot for the surrounding area. This initiative for them helped a worthy cause and increased their revenue. And I salute them for that. The Klein family corporation is a good example for a lot of other companies in the way they support the local community while they run a profitable and otherwise successful company.
Since they make enough money to do all of the good stuff they do why don’t we just raise their taxes so they can do less and let the government do it for them?
There will always be the need for private/public partnerships because one entity can not be all things. The line continually moves back and forth. The business supports the politician and the politician favors the business. Who has the vision to look at the bigger picture and not just the next election? The constant electioneering never stops and the job of running the government becomes the job of running for the next office.