Meals on Wheels Pasadena to Receive a Holiday Gift

Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned

supermarket chains in California, announced today it will donate $75,000 to local nonprofit organizations serving children, seniors, and families this holiday season, including Meals on Wheels in Pasadena, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

“This donation will help organizations continue to help our most

vulnerable in the community,” Andrew Lewis, vice president of marketing for Vallarta Supermarkets, said in a statement. “We hope these donations express the gratitude and support we have for all our communities.”

The Vallarta Supermarket Gonzalez Family Foundation previously donated $150,000 to local charities helping families and seniors who have faced financial hardship throughout the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the chain’s total donations to approximately $225,000.

Other organizations scheduled to receive donations include: 

•    MEND Food Bank, Pacoima
•    Meals on Wheels of San Fernando Valley, VIC, Van Nuys
•    Meals on Wheels, Downey
•    Meals on Wheels, Whittier
•    Meals on Wheels-Santa Clarita Valley
•    Simi Valley Council on Aging
•    Park Avenue Community Center, Escondido
•    San Diego Food Bank
•    Meals on Wheels-City of Oxnard
•    Meals on Wheels America, Santa Maria
•    High Desert Second Chance, Hesperia
•    The Victor Valley Community Services Council, Victorville
•    Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging Food Bank
•    Meals on Wheels America-Bakersfield Senior Center
•    Community Action Partnership of Madera County
•    City of Delano Senior Center
•    City of Tulare Senior Community Center
•    CSET Senior Services, Visalia
•    Indio Senior Center
•    Graces Resources, Lancaster;
•    Meals on Wheels America-Orange County, Anaheim
•    St. Francis Center Food Bank, Los Angeles
•    City of Baldwin Park-Senior Center