Abingdon, VA (Thursday, October 17, 2019) – On behalf of their loyal customers and associates, earlier today, Food City presented a check for nearly $14,000 in support of Kingsport’s new Miracle Field.  Last month, the retail supermarket chain teamed up with Visit Kingsport and the Kingsport Chamber to raise funds to benefit the baseball field, which is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2020 at Brickyard Park.  The field will be the region’s first to provide a safe playing surface for children and adults with special needs. The complex will also offer a playground for children of all abilities.

“We would like to thank our loyal customers and associates for their extreme generosity in support of this outstanding project,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City’s president and chief executive officer.

Food City’s fundraising campaign ran from August 28th through September 24th in Kingsport area Food City locations.  Customers were given the opportunity to purchase $1, $3, or $5 donation cards at the checkout.  The campaign raised a grand total of $13,849, which was presented to Kingsport Chamber officials earlier this week.

Food City has also committed a corporate donation of $25,000 to the project over the next 5 years.  “Food City has always been a great community partner for this region,” says Jud Teague, executive director of Visit Kingsport. “We are very excited they chose to offer the community an opportunity to contribute to this project that will benefit so many special needs individuals in our region. We could not thank Food City enough for once again investing in our region.”

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 132 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, Chattanooga and north Georgia.