Fundraising
2024 Great Michigan Milk Drive
Kroger is hosting the Great Michigan Milk Drive throughout the month of August to benefit Feeding America food banks across the state of Michigan so that means us! Shoppers will be asked to donate funds at checkout to help provide milk to our neighbors in need. Your generosity nourishes our community with fresh and nutritious…
Mow Down Hunger!
For 14 years, the Mow Down Hunger matching gift campaign has played an important role in providing nutritious food for kids returning to school. When students have enough healthy food, they can thrive! Yet, every single school in Southeast Michigan has students who face hunger. Our kids should be focused on learning, not worrying about…
8th Annual Cranksgiving Event! Hosted by R3
Sunday, October 13, Starting at 10 am, from D&D’s Northville Shop D&D’s Annual Cranksgiving supported by R3. Choose either a 10-mile family fun ride on Hines Drive culminating with a stop at Parmenter's Northville Cider Mill, or a 35 mile road ride to Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill. This ride will include a secret passage…
The 2024 Detroit Free Press Marathon
Gleaners Community Food Bank is proud to be a charity partner of the Detroit Free Press Marathon. Make your running experience even more meaningful by supporting our mission to end hunger in Southeast Michigan. Join Gleaners' charity team to help raise funds that will provide nourishing food to neighbors at risk of food insecurity.
Hunger Hoot at the Howell Opera House
Join us for Harvest Hunger Hoot-Michigan Folk Musicians Benefit Concert Fundraiser and Food Drive for Gleaners Community Food Bank. Artists include Annie and Rod Capps, Wanda Degen, Jan Krist, Matt Watroba, William Wyatt and Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour. We fellow artists believe access to decent food and water is a human right. Our American celebration…
2024 Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, your donation is matched by the Toni A. Wisne Foundation, up to $100,000—doubling your impact on families facing food insecurity! Gleaners has been providing nutritious food to our neighbors across Southeast Michigan since 1977. Last year, we shared more than 50 million pounds of food with the community. Help us continue our mission…
Double Your Donation Day! – December 2024
The holidays are brighter for kids, families, and seniors when they have enough to eat. This season of giving, your donations are matched by Kroger and other generous donors, inspiring joy and gratitude that spreads to our neighbors and communities. Every $1 you give helps provide six meals - taking hunger off the table for…
TB & The Detroit Holiday Rockestra!
TB & The Detroit Holiday Rockestra with Soul Hustler Benefitting Gleaners Community Food Bank Celebrate the season with the annual Forti-Holiday Concert, featuring TB & The Detroit Holiday Rockestra and Soul Hustler. This festive event blends incredible music with an easy way to support our neighbors, with $10 from every ticket donated to Gleaners Community…
2025 Wayne County Kroger January Food Drive
Winter weather brings unique challenges: rising utility bills, public transit interruptions, unexpected illnesses, and the end of seasonal employment, to name a few. Many of our neighbors face difficult trade-offs, like heating their homes or feeding their families. That’s where you come in! For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to…
2025 Macomb County Kroger January Food Drive
Winter weather brings unique challenges: rising utility bills, public transit interruptions, unexpected illnesses, and the end of seasonal employment, to name a few. Many of our neighbors face difficult trade-offs, like heating their homes or feeding their families. That’s where you come in! For the 13th year, we’re partnering with Kroger Co. of Michigan to…