Last month, The FreshbrMarket hosted its third annual Cupcakes for a Cause initiative to raise fundsbrfor No Kid Hungry, which is dedicated to ending childhood hunger in the UnitedbrStates. The nationwide, two-week-long campaign raised $300,045. Since thebrlaunch of the partnership in 2013, The Fresh Market has raised more than $1brmillion for the cause.
“Childhood hunger is abrproblem that affects nearly every community in our country, and The FreshbrMarket is honored to play a role in helping No Kid Hungry raise awareness andbrfunds to combat this issue,” said Rick Anicetti, the company's chief executivebrofficer, in a press release. “We hope The Fresh Market customers and employeesbrhave been inspired by the Cupcakes for a Cause program to fight childhoodbrhunger in America, and we are grateful for their generosity.”
“The Fresh MarketbrCupcakes for a Cause campaign has made a tremendous impact on childhood hungerbrby connecting kids in need with nearly three million healthy meals,” Founderbrand CEO of Share Our Strength, Billy Shore, said in a press release. “We arebrthankful for The Fresh Market's support in helping us end child hunger in thebrUnited States and ensuring that children have access to healthy food where theybrlive, learn and play.”
Each of The FreshbrMarket's 178 stores, located across the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic andbrNortheast, raised money through the company's Design a Bag Challenge reusablebrbag sales, Cupcakes for a Cause paper cupcake sales, and its signature Cupcakesbrfor a Cause cupcake-decorating event. The Fresh Market donated 100 percent ofbrthe money raised to No Kid Hungry.
For more information,brvisit TheFreshMarket.com or NoKidHungry.org.