JOHNSTOWN, Iowa — The 137-store Fareway grocery chain announced a “Lead with Love” initiative to encourage customers to support food banks. The announcement said the stores would:
> Deliver pre-bagged SNAP-eligible food items purchased by customers to nearby foodbanks.
> Forward individual food items by customers to foodbanks of their choice.
> Accept cash donations from customer for food banks.
Fareway has Minnesota stores in Byron, Fairmont, Faribault, Luverne, Owatonna, Stewartville and Worthington. The program is in effect beginning Saturday, when federal SNAP nutrition grants end for needy people. The program runs through November.
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