Kroger to give 24K half-gallons of milk to families in need, health care workers

ATLANTA — Local Kroger stores will be delivering thousands of gallons of milk to the people who need it the most during this time.

Kroger’s Atlanta Division announced Friday that it has partnered with Georgia’s dairy farmer for the Great Georgia Give, a campaign to deliver 24,000 half-gallons of milk produced in Georgia to first responders and healthcare employees in communities across Georgia.

“Now more than ever, preventing waste in the food chain is crucial,” said Kroger Atlanta Division President Tim Brown in a news release. “The Great Georgia Give aligns with Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan to end hunger and eliminate waste in our communities by connecting a great product with great heroes.”

The four-week campaign launches Friday at Centennial Farms in Atlanta.

Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black will deliver the opening remarks and help load half-gallons of local Georgia milk supplied by Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Kroger’s® Centennial Farms into a refrigerated truck.

Donations on Friday will be made to Wellstar Health System’s six locations, the two Atlanta-based Ronald McDonald Houses and Northside Hospital’s five locations.

In the coming weeks, similar donations will take place in Augusta, Macon and Savannah.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia dairy farmers have suffered major disruptions in their supply chain – and in some cases had to discard milk.

“The Great Georgia Give will provide much-needed support to our healthcare workers and first responders by ensuring milk, one of Georgia’s most important agricultural commodities, is making its way to those who need it,” Brown said in a news release.

For more information, visit greatgeorgiagive.com.

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