MOUNT POCONO - Raising help and hope for the hungry is a priority for ShopRite associates who band together each year for a five week contest held during National Hunger Awareness Month in September. Sponsored each year by ShopRite and General Mills, this year’s ShopRite Partners In Caring contest issued a new challenge - to raise an unprecedented $1 million to support food banks in the communities ShopRite serves.

Among this year’s winning stores is the ShopRite of Mount Pocono, which selected Jessica Bozzone of Tobyhanna and Cheryl McBride of Pocono Summit, to be honored on 200,000 special-edition Cheerios boxes for their store’s commitment. The box will be unveiled during a ceremony at the ShopRite of Mount Pocono, located at 89 Route 940 on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM. Scheduled to attend is State Representative Mario Scavello. A representative from the Pocono Mountain Ecumenical Hunger Ministry will also be in attendance to accept the $500 donation from the store.