Food City recently served as a co-sponsor of WUTC radio’s October Pledge Drive to benefit two local animal shelters – Humane Educational Society and McKamey Animal Center, both of Chattanooga. 

During the October promotion, the station invited donors to call-in their pledges, along with the name of their dog or cat.  To create added excitement, the station kept a running total of which pet owners (dog or cat) donated the most funds.  The promotion was an enormous success, far exceeding their goal of 200 donors.  

At the conclusion of the campaign, Food City donated 200 pounds of dog food to each shelter, along with 100 pounds of cat food.

“This was a fun way to raise some much needed funds and supplies for two great organizations,” said Food City President/CEO, Steve Smith.  “Food City is proud to be a part of the greater Chattanooga area and we’re pleased to partner with our valued customers to support such a worthy cause.”

Pictured Above (from left to right):
Rabbit Zielke, WUTC Membership
Chuck Cantrell, WUTC Station Manager
Bob Citrullo, Executive Director of the Hamilton County Education Humane Society
Corey Reynolds, Food City Store Manager
Amber Battaglia, McKamey Animal Shelter:

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. (Food City’s parent company) operates 135 retail supermarkets throughout Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, Chattanooga and North Georgia.