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PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK TO RECEIVE ACCOMPANYING $5,200 DONATION

Feb 5, 2014

SALISBURY, N.C. – Bottom Dollar Food is pleased to announce that Pittsburgh, Pa., resident Dori Sweet has won the discount grocer’s annual Give (& Get)-a-Lotta Groceries sweepstakes, taking home $5,200 or the equivalent of free groceries for a year.

“Winning the Give (& Get)-a-Lotta-Groceries sweepstakes provides my family with a unique opportunity to support a great charity and save money for a down payment on a home at the same time,” said Sweet. “I normally ignore sweepstakes. However, when I saw that this one offered a chance to "Pay It Forward," how could I not enter? Having been in a position in the past that my family needed help putting food on the table, this is very close to my heart and it means the world to be able to give back.”

As part of the promotion, Bottom Dollar Food provides a matching donation to a hunger relief charity of the winner’s choice, and Sweet has selected the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank as the recipient of the $5,200 donation, which will provide approximately 26,000 meals to individuals and families struggling with hunger in the Greater Pittsburgh community.

Checks will be presented to both Sweet and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 11:30 a.m. at the Bottom Dollar Food store located at 5239 Brownsville Road in Pittsburgh, Pa.

“The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is honored to be chosen to receive the contribution from Bottom Dollar Food’s Give (& Get)-a-Lotta-Groceries promotion and, in particular, we want to thank Dori Sweet for selecting us as her organization of choice,” said Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank CEO Lisa Scales. “It’s because of individuals like Dori, who care so much for the less fortunate in our community, that the Food Bank is able to help nearly 110,000 people each month.”

Sweet was selected as the winner of the sweepstakes by random drawing from among more than 7,000 entries. Bottom Dollar Food customers could enter the contest, which took place in November and December 2013, by visiting the grocer’s Facebook page. Customers could also gain additional entries by purchasing my essentials private brand products, or participating in Bottom Dollar Food’s Hunger Has a Cure campaign to fight hunger by purchasing a food box to feed a family in need in their local community.

“This program is just another expression of the strong partnership formed between Bottom Dollar Food and the Food Bank in recent months, and their continued generosity is sincerely appreciated by us and by those we serve,” added Scales.

Bottom Dollar Food works year-round to help end hunger in its communities. In 2013, the company donated more than 550,000 meals to families in need through local feeding agencies.

About Bottom Dollar Food

Bottom Dollar Food, based in Salisbury, N.C., is redefining the discount grocery model by offering private brands and the national brands that matter most to customers, in addition to fresh produce and quality meats, at discount prices and in an energetic shopping environment. Bottom Dollar Food operated 66 stores in three states – Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio. For more information, visit www.bottomdollarfood.com.