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Your next trip to Wegmans can help bring nutritious food to a neighbor’s table. 

From October 21 through November 28, the annual Check Out Hunger campaign invites you to support the Food Bank of the Southern Tier while shopping for your own household. At Wegmans stores in Corning, Elmira, Hornell, Ithaca, and Johnson City, you can round up at checkout. Every dollar helps provide three meals for neighbors across the Southern Tier. 

It’s a simple act of caring that adds up when our community comes together. 

Small gifts, lasting community support 

Since 2015, Check Out Hunger has raised more than $2.2 million for the Food Bank—the equivalent of more than 6.6 million meals. Those gifts help children, parents, seniors, and individuals access food throughout Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins counties. 

Behind that support are thousands of everyday moments: a cashier inviting a customer to participate, a shopper adding a few dollars to their purchase, and neighbors choosing to look out for one another. 

“For more than three decades, Wegmans and its customers have shown what we can accomplish together for our neighbors,” said Mark Bordeau, President and CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. “Each gift made during checkout helps families access nutritious food and brings us closer to a community where everyone has what they need to thrive. We are grateful to the Wegmans employees and shoppers who make this support possible year after year.” 

Join us at checkout or online 

When you visit a participating Wegmans, consider adding a donation at checkout. Your gift helps the Food Bank source and distribute food through our network of community partners and programs. 

You can also participate from wherever you are by giving online. 

Thank you for helping make nutritious food more accessible to our neighbors—and to the Wegmans employees and customers who continue to make this community tradition possible. 

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