Jacksons Food Stores, including the location at 11520 Avondale Rd. N.E. in Redmond, are running the Give the Gift of Peace campaign.
The holiday season campaign is a partnership with the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence to raise funds for the prevention of domestic violence. The campaign runs through Dec. 25.
This is the 13th year of Give the Gift of Peace throughout the Northwest. The campaign raises community awareness and legislative efforts to ensure funding priorities for domestic violence survivors. Contributions can be made in increments of $1, $5 or $10. At the end of the campaign, Jacksons CEO John Jackson will match customer contributions dollar for dollar, up to $75,000 with all the proceeds going to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
The Washington campaign began in 2009, and customers have contributed by purchasing paper doves at Jacksons. During the 2015 campaign, Washington customers contributed more than $10,000, resulting in more than $20,000 in donations, including Jacksons’ dollar for dollar match. Washington donations have resulted in more than $220,000 over the five years.
Jacksons stores in Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Utah will also participate in the campaign and proceeds will go toward coalitions against domestic violence in the respective states. Since the inception of the Give the Gift of Peace campaign, Jacksons has raised more than $1,200,000 through this program to help end violence against women and children and assist individuals who have experienced domestic violence.
