Hy-Vee on Monday will present a check for more than $12,000 to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank

Posted: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 4:17 PM

Hy-Vee, Inc. will present a check for more than $12,000 to Northeast Iowa Food Bank at the food bank's facilities in Waterloo at 2:00 p.m. Monday.

The check is part of the more than $1 million that was raised during Hy-Vee's companywide campaign to help restock local food banks' shelves amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. From March 23rd to May 31st, Hy-Vee customers within the food bank's region were encouraged to donate $1 or more at checkout or via Hy-Vee Aisles Online. Hy-Vee matched donations dollar for dollar up to $500,000 from the Hy-Vee One Step program, which is funded by proceeds from sales of select Hy-Vee products to assist those in need.

Since the start of the campaign, Northeast Iowa Food Bank has been able to use the funds raised on a weekly basis to purchase supplies from Hy-Vee at-cost price to help support its over 200 partner agencies across 16 Iowa counties, including Winneshiek County.