Pick Your Charity, a month-long contest and fundraising event sponsored by Brown Bottling Group in conjunction with central Mississippi Kroger stores, Canada Dry, and Dr. Pepper took place from July 5, 2017 until August 1, 2017. There were three big winners in the contest: Heritage Hills, It Takes a Village, and IONA House. Out of more than 40,000 total votes, Heritage Hills, a Brookhaven-based charity that provides for orphans and underprivileged children, won first place and $10,000. It Still Takes a Village, a Natchez-based charity that mentors children who have lost a parent or sibling, came in second place, winning $3,000, and IONA House, a Jackson-based charity that operates a food pantry for the less fortunate came in third place, winning $2,000.
Throughout the contest, one dollar from every case of Dr Pepper and Canada Dry 12 packs and .5L 6 packs purchased at Kroger locations in central Mississippi was collected to benefit the three charity finalists: It Still Takes a Village, IONA House, and Heritage Hills. The charities encouraged their supporters to vote online daily. On August 18, 2017, Brown Bottling Group presented a check along with Kroger, Canada Dry and Dr Pepper on Friday, August 18, in the amount of $10,000 to Heritage Hills.
“There are so many worthy causes that need assistance throughout Mississippi,” said Shelley Brown Floyd, Chief Marketing Officer at Brown Botting Group. “We’re delighted these funds from Pick Your Charity are able to directly impact three charities doing admirable work in the communities we serve.”
For more information on Brown Bottling Group, click here.
Throughout the contest, one dollar from every case of Dr Pepper and Canada Dry 12 packs and .5L 6 packs purchased at Kroger locations in central Mississippi was collected to benefit the three charity finalists: It Still Takes a Village, IONA House, and Heritage Hills. The charities encouraged their supporters to vote online daily. On August 18, 2017, Brown Bottling Group presented a check along with Kroger, Canada Dry and Dr Pepper on Friday, August 18, in the amount of $10,000 to Heritage Hills.
“There are so many worthy causes that need assistance throughout Mississippi,” said Shelley Brown Floyd, Chief Marketing Officer at Brown Botting Group. “We’re delighted these funds from Pick Your Charity are able to directly impact three charities doing admirable work in the communities we serve.”
For more information on Brown Bottling Group, click here.
RSS Feed