D.C.-area dairy community teams up with Shoppers Food & Pharmacy to fight hunger
The effort represents a partnership among the American Dairy Association North East, MilkPEP, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy and local food banks.
The Great American Milk Drive kicked off on April 19 at more than 50 Shoppers Food & Pharmacy and 20 Shop'n Save stores in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. This year marks the fourth year of the partnership among American Dairy Association North East, MilkPEP, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy and local food banks.
The Great American Milk Drive is the first-ever national program to deliver highly desired and nutrient-rich gallons of milk to families that use food banks, said the American Dairy Association North East, which has offices in North Syracuse, N.Y. and Philadelphia. Over the last three years, the milk drive raised more than $237,000 and almost 58,000 gallons of milk to Feeding America food banks across Maryland, Virginia and the Washington, D.C., area.