Reusable bags can help support favorite cause

Giant Food Stores is empowering customers to support their favorite local nonprofit while helping the environment at the same time, thanks to its new Bags 4 My Cause program.

Each time a customer purchases a Bags 4 My Cause reusable shopping bag with a giving tag, they’ll have the power to direct a $1 donation to a local nonprofit of their choice.

If the customer does not direct the donation within seven days, it will automatically be donated to a local nonprofit chosen by the store where it was sold. Bags 4 My Cause shopping bags retail for $2.50 and are available at various registers and at the reusable bag rack in each store.

To designate their $1 donation, shoppers must first remove the scratch-off layer on the giving tag to reveal the unique identifier code. At www.mygmcause.com, they can enter their unique identifier code and select the nonprofit they would like to receive a $1 donation.

GIANT has pre-populated the list with more than 3,500 nonprofit organizations located in communities served by its store locations.

Participating nonprofits include those that support hunger relief, children’s health and well-being and the Armed Forces.

Nonprofit organizations interested in participating in the Bags 4 My Cause program can submit their request at https://giant.bags4mycause.com or https://martins.bags4mycause.com.

Customers can see the impact the Bags 4 My Cause program is having on local communities and the environment by visiting https://giant.bags4mycause.com or https://martins.bags4mycause.com to track the number of organizations supported, donations to date and the number of shopping bags saved through the use of a reusable bag.