BJ’s Wholesale Club and Bills’ DeWayne Carter team up to help fight rising holiday hunger across WNY
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, BJs Wholesale Club and Buffalo Bills defensive tackle DeWayne Carter are teaming up with FeedMore WNY to help families facing food insecurity across Western New York.BJs Wholesale Club donated $50,000 to FeedMore WNY to support its Thanksgiving food distribution efforts. The company also surprised Carter with an additional $5,000 donation to benefit his nonprofit organization, Carter Cares LLC.The donations come as demand for food assistance continues to rise across the region. Collin Bishop, vice president of external affairs for FeedMore WNY, said the organization has seen a significant increase in the number of people seeking help.Over the last three years, we've seen about a 51% increase in the number of people who are needing nutritional assistance through one of our programs, Bishop said. So the need is increasing. This year we continue to see those high numbers of people searching for nutritional assistance.The $50,000 donation from BJs