Hy-Vee, Inc., held a special check presentation on Friday, Jan. 31st to announce the donation of $1,129,337.59 to Food Bank for the Heartland.

The check presentation was the culmination of a 20-month campaign in partnership with Feeding America that brought together customers, suppliers, and food bank partners to help support people across the Midwest who experience food insecurity.

The donation to the Food Bank represents funds collected through the register round-up campaign at the Omaha and Gretna Hy-Vee stores, and Fast & Fresh locations. All funds collected at the stores throughout the campaign go directly to the food bank to benefit their network of food pantries.

In addition to customer donations, Hy-Vee collaborated with national food manufacturers and suppliers to provide food and funds benefiting the 19 Feeding America partner food banks in its nine-state region.

In total, more than 102 million meals were donated to partner food banks across the Midwest.