Stop & Shop and Kellanova have donated $30,000 to support the Copiague School District’s in-school food pantry, Eagles Nest Food Pantry, located at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School on 1100 Dixon Ave, and meet the needs of the 4,600 students across the six schools in the Copiague School District: Deauville Gardens East Elementary School, Deauville Gardens West Elementary School, Great Neck Road Elementary School, Susan E. Wiley Elementary School, Copiague Middle School and Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School. 

Stop & Shop donated $20,000 and Kellanova donated $10,000 to support the Copiague School District’s Eagles Nest Food Pantry. In addition to the monetary donation, Kellanova donated Nutri-Grain Bars as part of its Better Days Promise to the school’s monthly food distribution that serves over 250 students and their families. Stop & Shop associates and Kellanova representatives volunteered at the distribution by unloading and distributing healthy food to the students and their families. 

“With millions of people in America not knowing where their next meal will come from, the need to help feed and fulfill continues,” said Alison Elger, Director, Team Sales - Ahold Delhaize USA at Kellanova. “Through our Kellanova Better Days Promise, we’re committed to feeding people in need, and we’re proud to partner with Stop & Shop to support students and families in Copiague.” 

The Copiague School District’s four elementary schools are Title 1 schools, which means they have a high percentage of students from low-income households. 67% of students in The Copiague School District qualify as economically disadvantaged. The Walter G O’Connell Copiague High School is 64%, Copiague Middle School is 68%, Deauville Gardens East Elementary School is 66%, Deauville Gardens West Elementary School is 67%, Great Neck Road Elementary School is 69%, and Susan E. Wiley Elementary School is 74%. The Copiague School District is a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) district, a non-pricing meal service option for school districts in low-income areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students. Copiague has been providing free meals to all students in their schools since September 2019. In the 2023-24 school year, the Copiague School District served 909,474 breakfast and lunch meals. 

“I am incredibly proud of the vital role the Eagles Nest Food Pantry plays in supporting our Copiague students and their families,” said Dr. Kathleen Bannon, superintendent of schools. “Access to nutritious food is essential for the well-being and success of our students, both inside and outside the classroom. The pantry ensures that no student goes without, helping to create a healthier, more focused learning environment. We are grateful to Stop & Shop, and their partner Kellanova, for their generous support of this initiative. Their contributions have had a tremendous impact, making it possible for us to serve even more students. Working together, we continue to ensure that Copiague remains a great place to live, learn and work.” 

The Stop & Shop School Food Pantry Program was launched to help limit barriers impacting students’ ability to succeed in the classroom by ensuring consistent access to food. Stop & Shop works directly with schools from pre-k through college to support their school food pantry or help them establish a new one by providing gift card donations to assist in stocking their shelves. 

“We are proud to support the Copiague School District Eagles Nest Food Pantry to help ensure the students at their six schools have greater access to nutritious healthy food to help them thrive inside the classroom,” said Jim McGinn, regional vice president of operations of Stop & Shop. “We are also very grateful to our fantastic partner Kellanova for their generous donation and for helping us volunteer at the school’s monthly food distribution.”  

Stop & Shop currently supports over 240 School Food Pantries across its five-state footprint. On Long Island, Stop & Shop has donated annually over $175,000 to support 18 school food pantries and help over 3,100 families a month. For more information about Stop & Shop’s School Food Pantry program, visit https://stopandshop.com/pages/school-food-pantry-program. 

About Stop & Shop  

A neighborhood grocer for more than 100 years, Stop & Shop is focused on delivering a wide assortment of fresh, healthy options at a great value through strong weekly sales and everyday low prices. Its new GO Rewards loyalty program delivers personalized offers and allows customers to earn points that can be redeemed for gas or groceries every time they shop. Stop & Shop customers can choose however they want to shop - whether it's in-store or online, which offers both delivery and same day pickup. The company is committed to making an impact in its communities by fighting hunger and working to ensure no students has to go to school hungry through its Stop & Shop School Food Pantry Program. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC is an Ahold Delhaize USA Company and employs 54,000 associates and operates more than 350 stores throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey. To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com. 

About Kellanova 

Kellanova (NYSE: K) is a leader in global snacking, international cereal and noodles, and North America frozen foods with a legacy stretching back more than 100 years. Powered by differentiated brands including Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's ® Rice Krispies Treats®, RXBAR®, Eggo®, MorningStar Farms®, Special K®, Coco Pops®, and more, Kellanova’s vision is to become the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our net sales for 2023 were $13 billion.  

At Kellanova, our purpose is to create better days and ensure everyone has a seat at the table through our trusted food brands. We are committed to promoting sustainable and equitable food access by tackling the crossroads of hunger, sustainability, wellbeing, and equity, diversity & inclusion. Our goal is to create Better Days for 4 billion people by the end of 2030 (from a 2015 baseline). For more detailed information about our commitments, our approach to achieving these goals, and methodology, please visit our website at https://www.kellanova.com.