Orange Team With Wegmans and United Way to Sack Hunger

The Syracuse defense gave back to the community with every sack this season, thanks to the Wegmans Sack Hunger campaign. Wegmans teamed with the Orange to donate to the United Way for every sack in 2022.

Syracuse finished 35th nationally in sacks this season, bringing the opposing quarterback down 30 times over the 12-game regular season. Caleb Okechukwu was the Orange’s leader in the category with seven.

 

With that number, Wegmans donated $5,000 to the United Way of Central New York in a presentation last Friday at the DeWitt Wegmans on E. Gennesee St. in Fayetteville. Gina Gera, Wegmans Vice President of Operations, Syracuse Division, Evelyn Ingram, Wegmans Director of Community Relations, and Nancy Eaton, President of the United Way of Central New York, were on hand to present the check.

“Wegmans is glad to support Syracuse University Football and the community in this effort by donating to the United Way of Central New York through the Sack Hunger initiative,” Ingram said. “This partnership enables Wegmans to provide additional support to support those in need in our community.”

This was the second year of the promotion, which has now raised $10,000 for the United Way of Central New York from Wegmans, thanks to Syracuse’s sacks.

Syracuse Athletics is grateful to Wegmans for their continued support of Orange student-athletes and the United Way.

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 106-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and North Carolina. The family company, recognized as an industry leader and innovator, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.

 

Wegmans has been named one of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by FORTUNE magazine for 25 consecutive years, ranking #3 in 2022. The company also ranked #1 on PEOPLE’s 2021 ‘Companies That Care’ list.