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Food Bank volunteers, who have received IRS certification, help provide as much as $100 million in tax refunds for New York City's working poor annually.

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Check-Out Hunger

When: October 1, 2010 - January 31, 2011
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Help feed hungry New Yorkers through your local supermarket. Through January, supermarkets in the five boroughs are partnering with the Food Bank For New York City for Check-Out Hunger, an annual supermarket-based fundraising effort that enables shoppers to make a difference in their community.

Every $5 donation through Check-Out Hunger helps the Food Bank provide enough food for 25 meals to New Yorkers in need.

Here's How it Works:
In Store:
1. Select a coupon — in denominations of $1, $3 and $5 — located at the supermarket check-out counter.
2. Hand the coupon to the check-out clerk who will scan your donation. Each coupon has a UPC bar code just like all the items in your shopping cart.
3. Your tax-deductible donation will appear on your grocery receipt. It's that easy!

More than 100 stores from leading supermarket chains and specialty markets including A & P, Fairway, The Food Emporium, Foodtown, King Kullen, Pathmark, ShopRite and Waldbaum's have joined the 2009 Check-Out Hunger effort, providing shoppers an easy, convenient way to help alleviate hunger.

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