Buy "Nothing" to Help Feed Hungry New Hampshire Families

BEDFORD, NH - You can do you part to combat hunger in New Hampshire by buying a can of "nothing" the next time you go grocery shopping.

Together with Governor Chris Sununu and Citizens Bank, the New Hampshire Food Bank launched the 2018 Nothing Campaign earlier this month.

Customers are encouraged to purchase cans of “nothing” for $5 at locations across the state throughout April and May. The cans of “nothing” are meant to represent the 10-percent of residents, including 13-percent of children, who are food insecure.

Cans are on sale now for $5 at 98 stores across the state, including all New Hampshire Hannaford, Harvest Market, Shaw’s, and Market Basket locations, as well as Sully’s Superette in Goffstown and Allenstown and Vista Foods in Laconia.

Those who purchase cans are encouraged to fill them with donations and bring them to the New Hampshire Food Bank. All proceeds go to the New Hampshire Food Bank to buy meals for the hungry.

Citizens Bank, the sole underwriter for the Nothing Campaign, and the New Hampshire Food Bank first launched the Nothing Campaign in New Hampshire in 2013. During 2017, the New Hampshire Food Bank distributed 13.7 million pounds of food to its partners. This year, due to the growing demand, the New Hampshire Food Bank expects to distribute more than 14 million pounds of food.

Over the past five years, the Nothing Campaign has generated $563,845, which has provided more than 1.12 million meals.

“The New Hampshire Food Bank has come together with Citizens Bank, our grocery partners and the people of New Hampshire in the ongoing fight against hunger in this year’s Nothing Campaign,” said Eileen Liponis, executive director of the New Hampshire Food Bank. “Thanks in large part to continued support from the community and business partners like Citizens Bank, the New Hampshire Food Bank continues to make substantial strides in the fight to end hunger here in the Granite State. There are thousands of New Hampshire residents who are still food insecure – which means they don’t know where their next meal will come from. But there is no doubt the Nothing Campaign will once again have a monumental impact on those most in need.”

Courtesy Photo - NH Food Bank: (Top) NH Governor Chris Sununu purchases the first can of nothing in the New Hampshire Food Bank’s 2018 Nothing Campaign. The New Hampshire Food Bank and Citizens Bank launched the 2018 Nothing Campaign at Market Basket in Londonderry today.