Triad Holiday Challenge restocks Salvation Army pantry
This year's Triad Holiday Challenge brought in 289,000 food items for the local Salvation Army's pantry, according to a Wednesday news release from PR Newswire.
The annual event, in its fifth year, received donations from more than 15,000 employees of 28 Triad companies, according to the release. Mattress-maker Sealy, Fox8 and Old Dominion Freight Line led the charge, with Sealy donating 150,000 items to the pantry.
"Last year, we were able to stock the Triad's food pantries through July with the items donated through the Triad Holiday Challenge and the Sealy/Fox8 Holiday Concerts," the Salvation Army's Terry Edwards said in the news release. "The significant increase in items donated this year means we'll be able to help even more of our neighbors well into next fall."
Contest sponsors examined donations and named three winning companies, and three runners-up, based on company size. American Express, with 26,180 donations, took first place for companies with more than 750 employees. Citi Cards, with 17,400 donations, took second.
Among companies with 176 to 749 employees, High Point Bank & Trust took the honors for contributing 1,370 food items to the pantry. Womble Carlyle, with 805 items, was the runner up.
The Greensboro division of Piedmont Natural Gas took honors among companies with fewer than 176 employees. The utility's local office donated 9,550 items. And Home Services Relocation donated 1,700 items to become the runner-up among the smallest companies participating.
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