Catherina Tamagna and Mike Ayala are a couple of Hudson Valley heroes! Both longtime employees of the ShopRite grocery store in Carmel, they got together recently and raised $16,500 to fight hunger in their community as part of a national initiative. Their reward? Tamagna and Ayala will get their faces on boxes of Cheerios cereal! Pretty cool, huh?
Overall, the supermarket’s annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Contest raised $1.3 million during Hunger Action Month, according to MidHudson News.
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The funds raised by Tamagna and Ayala will reportedly benefit food banks and organizations in Putnam County, ensuring that their food insecure friends and neighbors get the assistance they need.
The Cheerio boxes featuring the two ShopRite Carmel employees will reportedly hit store shelves this spring.
Congratulations to ShopRite Carmel and thank you to these amazing employees for their tireless efforts!
