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Merchants Moving and Storage Fall Food Drive Collects more than 2,000 lbs of Food!!

September 29, 2015

merchantFATSeptemberwebMerchants Moving and Storage, Inc., an agent of Atlas Van Lines, held a successful five-day fill-a-truck food drive at Albertsons grocery stores in Boise, Idaho. During the food drive Merchants Moving and Storage collected 2,031 lbs of food and raised over $1,000 for the Idaho Food Bank. With a fundraising goal of $5,000 in sight, Merchants Moving will keep their virtual food drive open for the rest of the year. Ron Grove, President and CEO of Merchants Moving says in response to the drive that "The Merchants Team has been part of Move for Hunger for the past 4 years.  We enjoy working together as a team and helping support The Idaho Food Bank".

A huge thank you to Ron, the Merchants Moving team, and all who donated for helping to deliver nearly 1,700 meals to the local food bank and taking a big stand against hunger in your community. #GoodMove

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