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Giant Food roundup gives Talbot County schools about $11,000 for summer meals and food service
Summary
District officials said Giant Food’s customer roundup program has delivered more than $55,000 to Talbot County Public Schools’ food service fund since 2022, and this year the district will receive about $11,000 to support summer feeding and other food-service activities.
Talbot County Public Schools officials on Dec. 18 said a donation program run by Giant Food will provide roughly $11,000 to the district’s food service fund this year, money the district uses for summer meal programs and other student nutrition efforts.
During recognition time on the agenda, district staff thanked Giant Food representatives and described a customer “round up” program that has raised more than $55,000 for the district’s food service fund since 2022. The funds go to the food service fund and not to the district’s general operating budget, officials said.
A Giant Food representative said the 2024 contribution will total “over $11,000” from customer roundups, and the district described prior uses of the funds: summer feeding at summer school, meals for Critchlow Center participants and other food-service supports for students who might otherwise lack access during school breaks. District staff encouraged families to use the program again next summer and thanked the company and community donors.
Talbot County officials said the money has helped sustain summer meal options and some targeted supports, and they signaled an interest in expanding uses of the fund subject to food-service rules and program priorities.
