Dot Charitable Update: October 2022

We intentionally published this month’s update on National First Responders Day. Supporting the brave firefighters, emergency technicians, paramedics, and other first responders is one of the focus areas of our philanthropy. Thank you for working to keep our communities safe. 

 

Our locations have made several donations this year to first responders. This month, Dot Foods Georgia donated $6,000 to the Vidalia Fire Department to help them purchase decontamination equipment. We look forward to continuing our partnership with first responders across the country. Here’s a recap of our other recent charitable activities. 

 

Neighbor to Neighbor

 

Our annual food pantry donation program is going strong with deliveries from several locations this month. Through Neighbor to Neighbor, we give local pantries near all our U.S. locations the opportunity to select up to $5,000 worth of product. Our employees then volunteer their time to help unload the product at the pantries. 

 

• Dot Foods California delivered product to Interfaith Ministries, Modesto Gospel Mission, Oakdale Community Sharing, St. Anthony’s Church, and Good Samaritan.

 

• CCAP/Loaves & Fishes, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and Washington County Community Action Council received product from Dot Foods Maryland. 

 

• Dot Foods New York completed their Neighbor to Neighbor deliveries with a donation to The Samaritan Center. 

 

• Dot Foods St. Louis partnered with Soup-n-Share Outreach Program, Gethsemane Food Pantry, East St. Louis Township, Guardian Angel Settlement Association, St. Pius Vincent DePaul Food Pantry, and The Salvation Army Midland Division. 

 

Other Donations

 

• Dot Foods Mt. Sterling gave over $40,000 in Dorothy’s Market credit to local food pantries, including Canton First Baptist Church Food Pantry, Catholic Charities, Community for Christ Assistance Center, and Open Hands Food Pantry. Dorothy’s Market is owned by Dot Foods and carries slightly damaged or discontinued items from our warehouse. 

 

• Dot Foods Chicago awarded a $35,000 grant to Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, the largest grant to date from the distribution center. 

 

• Dot Foods Arizona presented a check for nearly $30,000 to the River Cities United Way. The donation was made through our annual United Way fundraising campaign.

 

• Dot Foods Georgia donated $2,500 to Telfair County High School and $500 to Langston Chapel Middle School. 

 

• Dot Foods New York presented a $2,000 check to Clary’s Closet, which provides clothing to children in need. 

 

• Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma created a lovely video for us to show their gratitude for our product donation.