During the annual Partners in Time Bag Hunger food campaign,
Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and our support locations band
together to help alleviate summer hunger – a time when food
pantry shelves are often bare and school meal programs are not
offered. In 2010 and 2011, 19 million pounds of food and equivalent
monetary contributions were donated by our generous associates.
In addition, volunteerism was a special focus of the campaigns, and
associates gave 68,000 hours of service, valued by our charities at
$1.36 million. Throughout the country, Macy’s, Inc. Partners
in Time volunteers assembled sandwiches for hunger-relief agencies,
packed and sorted food at warehouses and served meals at soup
kitchens, putting their passion for giving back into action.
Since 1998, Partners in Time has provided an equivalent 66 million
pounds of food or 51.8 million meals for hungry families throughout
the country, many through affiliates of Feeding America, the
largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States.