For many years, Tops Markets has partnered with the Food Bank of CNY in a program called Food for Families. Shoppers in Tops stores across the region have the opportunity to purchase $5, $10, or $20 Little Brown Bags of Hope to provide a meal to a family in need.
Since 2011, VIP has supported the initiative through a Can Creation; a sculpture of non-perishable items designed to raise awareness for the program. This year’s design, a 5-foot tall delivery truck made out of 2,197 cans and food boxes, illustrates the transport of Tops “Little Brown Bags of Hope” to those in need.
The structure took four hours to assemble at the Tops Friendly Markets Airport Plaza location at 8303 Brewerton Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13212 and was featured by News Channel 9 in their “Tell me something good” spot. The sculpture will be on display through December 20th, 2024 when the boxes and cans will be loaded onto a real truck and delivered to the Food Bank of CNY for distribution.
VIP Structures has partnered with the Food Bank on projects both big and small, Including the recent office and warehouse expansion. The 34,000 SF expansion project designed and built by VIP Structures was completed in the fall of 2024. The increased footprint allows the Food Bank of CNY to warehouse an impressive one million additional pounds of food annually.