
By Neil Doyle
BLOOMINGTON – Hy-Vee will donate $1 million, as well as commit to providing one million volunteer hours, to organizations that support racial unity and equality primarily throughout its eight-state region.
Volunteer hours have already begun in the Minneapolis area as Hy-Vee employees have spent the last several days working with local organizations to provide meals, snacks and water to those in impacted neighborhoods throughout the metro, according to a company news release Tuesday. Hy-Vee employees have also assisted with neighborhood cleanup efforts in Minneapolis.
“There are times when actions speak volumes and when actions can help to create real, long-lasting change — and for us, this is one of those times,” said Randy Edeker, Hy-Vee’s chairman, CEO and president.
Hy-Vee’s donation will be funded through the company’s philanthropic One Step program.
Neil Doyle can be reached at neil.doyle@cumulus.com