C&S Makes a Difference Across America

Oct. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- For the ninth year, employees at C&S Wholesale Grocers facilities joined millions of volunteers around the country to participate in Make A Difference Day, a nationwide day of service sponsored by USA Weekend with HandsOnNetwork, a division of the Points of Light Institute.

Working closely with local nonprofit organizations, C&S organized 15 community service projects, ranging from repairing flood damaged homes to serving meals at soup kitchens. At the Company’s headquarter offices, 25 employees and family members volunteered during the morning to create a garden, plant bushes and bulbs, and beautify the grounds at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western New Hampshire. “For hundreds of our employees, Make A Difference Day is special,” said Gina Goff, C&S Director of Community Involvement. “On the fourth Saturday in October we take part in the nation’s largest day of volunteer action as a way to help our neighbors and improve our communities.”

C&S covers the costs of all materials needed for the Make A Difference Day projects, which included:

Aberdeen: Landscaping at Aberdeen Middle School
Birmingham: Repairing homes belonging to elderly, homebound, and fixed income families in partnership with Carpenter’s Hand
Brattleboro:   Making repairs to homes that were affected by Tropical Storm Irene at the Mountain Home Trailer Park
Erie / Buffalo: Serving a meal at the Friends of the Night Shelter
Fresno: Preparing food boxes at the Community Food Bank of Fresno
Hawaii: Building a fence around a playground and landscaping at the Waianae Homeless Shelter
Keene: Landscaping at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western New Hampshire
Mauldin: Helping kids with special needs through the Mauldin Miracle League
Newburgh:   Accomplishing yard work at the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Sacramento: Packing 75 back packs with food and winter clothing for children through the Sacramento Food Bank  
Suffield: Renovating Babb's Roller Rink, a non-profit, historic landmark supported by Citizens Restoring Congamond
Westfield: Landscaping at the Westfield Cancer House of Hope
Windsor Locks: Renovating Babb's Roller Rink, a non-profit, historic landmark supported by Citizens Restoring Congamond

Projects held in November:
Dubois: Packing food and clothing boxes for flood victims along the Susquehanna River through the Christian Missionary Alliance Ministry
Hatfield: Assisting with a charity event at the New Horizons Community Center
Stockton: Sorting groceries and packing food boxes at the Stockton Emergency Food Bank