Toledo, Ohio - The University of Toledo football program took part in the annual Kroger "Sacks For Cash" program this week in an effort to help fight hunger in our community. The Rockets, who had 21 sacks during the 2016 regular season, earned $525 for the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank. For each sack during the season, Kroger donated $25 on behalf of UT and Bowling Green State University.

Head Football Coach  Jason Candle, along with senior Zach Quinn and junior Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, were on hand to represent UT and the Rocket football program, thanking Kroger for their continued support and for giving back to the community. Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank director of operations, Barbara Hofstetter, also spoke and thanked both Toledo and Bowling Green for their support. Kroger was represented by district director of operations Dan Galway and media relations manager Jennifer Jarrell.
 
Since 2011, when the Sacks for Cash program began, Kroger has donated a total of $7,950 to the food bank, the equivalent of roughly 28,000 meals.

About Toledo Northwestern Food Bank, Inc.
Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to enable other community organizations to end hunger. Over the past 30 years the TNWOFB has distributed more than 96 million pounds of food and grocery products to assist those in need. Currently, the TNWOFB serves a network of more than 300 non-profit agencies in an eight county area, including Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams and Wood. Agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, non-profit day care centers, non-profit rehabilitation centers, group homes and programs for the elderly and children. Since 1984, the TNWOFB has been an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. For more information on the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, Inc. visit www.toledofoodbank.org.