Wegmans customers at eight Maryland stores raised more than $34,000 for local food banks during a two-week checkout donation drive that ended June 17.
What’s Happening: The campaign, called Fill the Bus or Fill the Backpack, ran June 3 to June 17. Shoppers were asked to donate at checkout, with all money going directly to the food bank serving each store’s community.
By the Numbers: Maryland donations by location:
- Maryland Food Bank: $8,860 (Hunt Valley and Owings Mills stores)
- Howard County Community Action Council: $7,845 (Columbia)
- Harford Community Action Agency: $3,921 (Bel Air)
- Manna Food Center: $4,095 (Germantown)
- City of Frederick: $3,329 (Frederick)
- Anne Arundel County Food Bank: $3,024 (Crofton)
- So What Else: $2,167 (Rockville)
- Shabach Ministries: $1,126 (Woodmore)
What’s Important: The donations fund summer feeding and backpack programs that provide food to school-age children when free and reduced-price school meals are not available during summer break.
The Big Picture: Across all Wegmans locations in nine states, customers donated $769,300 during the drive, a record and $43,000 more than in 2025. Wegmans has run the campaign since 2013.
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