Building materials dealer 84 Lumber and its sister company Nemacolin Woodlands Resort donated $100,000 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The donation was made to ensure people in 84 Lumber’s community have food during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a news release.
“These are difficult times that we are facing as a nation and as a city,” 84 Lumber president Maggie Hardy Knox said in a prepared statement. “Everyone is dealing with some type of challenge in one way or another. At 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, we believe that one of those challenges shouldn’t be having enough food on the table. By giving this donation, we want to help lessen this burden for our neighbors.”
According to the 84 Lumber news release, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is seeing a significant spike in demand for food as a result of COVID-19. Each $1 donation to the food bank provides approximately five meals.
Eighty Four, Pa.-based 84 Lumber was the fourth largest company on the 2019 ProSales 100. The dealer operates nearly 250 stores, components manufacturing plants, custom door shops, custom millwork shops, and engineered wood product centers in more than 30 states.
