Giving: Giant Eagle Helps People Struggling for Food

The following information is being provided for us by Jen from Cherry Picker. She has graciously allowed me to share this information with you in hopes that you will jump in and help.

Kudos to Giant Eagle for reminding each of us that no matter how little we have, there’s always someone that has less than we do.

3.5 percent of U.S. households experience hunger. Last year, people in 4.8 million American households used private food pantries, compared with 3.9 million just three years prior.

Giant Eagle is making it easy for us to provide for others. They have given up retail space to make it effortless to donate. I was in seven different Giant Eagle locations last week. There were drop off boxes between the register and the exit at all but one location. Natually I looked in and there were donations inside each box. Were they yours?

How much easier can it be?

Cut Out 4 Wheaties Coupons.
Tuck them in your purse (my big problem).
Go in Giant Eagle to do your normal shopping.
Throw 4 boxes of Wheaties from the cereal mountain found in the vestibule of almost every Giant Eagle.
Ask your bagger to put all the cereal in one bag.
Pay $4.00 Out-of-pocket.
Collect 15¢ Foodperks INSTANTLY.
Add to your next 10¢ Foodperks by deducting $4.00 from the $50.00 that will give you your next 10¢.
Toss them in the donation box on the way out of the store.

Consider this…. Do you get emails from your choir, knitting group , golf group …your coworkers? A group of people that you could potentially see within the next week. Ask them if they would be willing to share their Wheaties coupon from last Sunday for a “donation project.” you are involved in. Or ask them to print out two of the Cinnabon coupon and/or Cheerios coupons for you.

The phrase ‘donation project’ has a visual image of covering miles in a walkathon or creating something. While those are very worthy ways to donate, you will be buying groceries that don’t need to be hauled or put away.

After Fuelperks consideration, if you bought 4 boxes of Wheaties, your donation would be more than free. Your four boxes of Cinnabon donation would be $1.50. How about donating 4 boxes of Cheerios? It will only cost you $5.60 cents now and you’ll still save at the gas pump.

Best Deals in the Giant Eagle Cereal Deal

Wheaties $10.00/4
Use four $.75 coupons from 7/11/S
10.00 – $4.00 coupon
= $4.00 Out Of Pocket
Get back 15¢ Fuelperks which is
$4.50 on 30 gallons
$2.25 on 15 gallons

Cinnabon Cereal $10.00/4
Use four $1.00 Printable
=$6.00 Out Of Pocket
Get back 15¢ Fuelperks which is
$4.50 on 30 gallons
$2.25 on 15 gallons

Cheerios $10.00/4
Use four $.55 Cheerios printable
= $5.60/4 Out Of Pocket
Get back 15¢ Fuelperks which is
$4.50 on 30 gallons
$2.25 on 15 gallons

How about this option… Purchase coupons at Kuntry Klippers or from Ebay. For a few dollars you can have the coupons mailed directly to your home all clipped and orderly. They go from envelope to wallet with so little effort.

Buy 20 coupons to
buy 20 of boxes of cereal to
make 75¢ per gallonin Fuelperks

On a give day, that will give you less than $2.00 per gallon at the pump.

Last year, more than one in three single mothers reported that they struggled for food to provide for their child. If you have the finacial ability to share – join with Giant Eagle and donate the easy way by adding a group of four boxes boxes of cereal to your carts.

The current sale at Giant Eagle lasts until July 28th.