Minnesota Wild Players and Cub Foods Customers Run Wild in Grocery Store Aisles
Charity Competition Collects Food for Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank
STILLWATER, Minn., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cub Foods grocery store in Eagan's Diffley Marketplace turned "wild in the aisles" today as Minnesota Wild players and Cub Foods customers teamed up for Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank.
In an icy competition, three teams raced through the grocery aisles, hurling massive amounts of food into their carts. Together the teams raised $3,559.24 in groceries. Cub Foods kicked in another $4,440.76 for a total donation amount of $8,000.00 going to Second Harvest.
In the five-minute power play, KARE 11's Tim McNiff and Eagan resident Bruce Grout carted $1,307.84 in groceries. The pair handily edged out Eagan resident Sid Foster and his teammate, Wild Goalie Josh Harding. The Harding team gathered $1,172.63 in groceries. Third place went to Brenda Becker, from Eagan, and her teammate, Wild Left Wing Stephane Veilleux. The Veilleux team grabbed $1,078.77 in groceries.
"My strategy today was to keep the cart moving and to throw groceries in the cart as it was moving. Hitting the aisle containing the large bags of rice was the key to our success," said Grout. "Today was all about raising money for Second Harvest and I'm glad I could help."
Grout, the grand prize-winner, was awarded a $500 Cub Foods gift certificate, a Minnesota Wild jersey and four tickets to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. Foster and Becker received a $250 and $100 Cub Foods gift certificate, respectively, a Minnesota Wild jersey and four tickets to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. Contestants were chosen at random from an in-store drawing held during grand opening week at Cub's newest store in Eagan.
Cub Foods provides consumers with the freshest produce, widest selection and greatest value available today. In addition to innovative natural, ethnic and certified organic food sections, Cub stores offer shoppers added conveniences, such as in-store pharmacy and banking. Cub Foods was established in 1968 as one of the nation's first discount grocery stores. The organization was purchased in 1980 by SUPERVALU and currently operates 58 stores in the Twin Cities.
