Two area stores have teamed up with food pantries to help those in need.

Giant Food Stores donated 7,000 turkeys to 13 partner food banks located in communities served by the company, including Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA.

An annual tradition, the 2019 turkey donation helped to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.

As part of its 12th annual Fight Hunger campaign, Weis Markets and its associates raised more than $343,000 for more than 150 community hunger-relief organizations in the communities it serves, including the Second Harvest Food Bank.

The Weis Fight Hunger program, which ran from Aug. 29 to Oct. 2, allowed customers to donate using $1, $3, $5 or $10 vouchers or by rounding up at checkout to help food-insecure families in their communities. Customers also donated shelf stable items such as canned goods, pasta, peanut butter, apple sauce or soup by simply adding these items to their cart throughout their trip and then placing them in donation bins at checkout.

The campaign benefits local food banks and pantries throughout the company’s seven-state market area. The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA also helped coordinate local pickups.