Mannington's High Point Associates Feed the Need at Boys & Girls Club

Salem, N.J. -- Everyone knows that kids love snacks, and usually all they need to do is take a quick walk into the kitchen to get one. But for kids in families with tight budgets, the occasional treat is often not within reach. That’s why associates at Mannington’s High Point site recently organized a snack collection drive to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater High Point, North Carolina.

“Our snack collection drive was designed to supplement the summer program at the Ward Street Boys and Girls Club which is around the corner from our wood flooring plant,” said Sharon McGregor, Mannington mills domestic and imports returns coordinator/safety training coordinator, High Point. “Although the Club’s after-school program provides snacks and dinner through a grant during the school year, snacks are not included in the summer program. Our contribution gives them a snack, in addition to the lunch that’s provided each day during the summer. And that’s when the need is greatest because the number of kids enrolled increases to about 100 per day.”