“This is a really easy opportunity for our customers to give back to their community in a very meaningful way,” said Market of Choice CEO Rick Wright. (Left to right) Martha Clemons, South Corvallis Food Bank representative, Susan James, Linn Benton Food Share Gleaning and Volunteer Coordinator and Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO inspect the scanning coupon display at the Corvallis Market of choice.
To help meet the hunger needs in the mid-Willamette Valley, CSC's Linn Benton Food Share's newest community partner, Market of Choice, launched a Scan Program that makes it easy for customers to contribute to Linn Benton Food Share when they shop for groceries.
Those who shop at Market of Choice at 9th & NW Circle Blvd in Corvallis can give to the food program by electing to scan a $1, $5, or $10 coupon, which is added to the customer’s total at checkout and then 100 percent is donated to Food Share. For tax purposes, the store receipt serves as documentation of the donation.
In addition, Market of Choice is donating approximately 5,500 pounds of food per month to Food Share. Donated food includes products that are close to code date but still perfectly fit for human consumption that would otherwise go to waste.
Market of Choice is one of six area grocers in Linn and Benton counties that contribute to Food Share’s Fresh Alliance and Food Rescue programs in this way. Food Share then distributes the food to emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, child and senior centers, shelters and gleaning groups.
“This is very high quality, nutritious food that would otherwise be unattainable to the food bank,” said Ryan McCambridge, CSC Linn Benton Food Share Coordintor.
