‘Home Runz for Hunger’: Sheetz will donate to Pittsburgh food bank for every Pirates home run
Sheetz and the Pittsburgh Pirates launched a new initiative for the 2026 season to support local food security efforts. For every home run hit by the Pirates at PNC Park this year, Sheetz will donate $100 to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Each $100 donation allows the food bank to provide approximately 300 meals to residents in need.
The 2026 season marks the first year Sheetz will serve as the team’s official home run activation partner, expanding a relationship that began in 2024. The “Home Runz for Hunger” program begins Friday afternoon when the Pirates face the Baltimore Orioles in their home opener at PNC Park. Every home run recorded by the Pirates at home throughout the season will trigger the $100 donation to the nonprofit, which is a member of the Feeding America network.
Sheetz first partnered with the Pirates in 2024, serving as the organization’s inaugural jersey patch sponsor. This new initiative establishes the convenience chain as the team’s official home run activation partner for the 2026 season. Jackie Foderaro, community partnerships manager for Sheetz, said the collaboration aligns with the company’s internal goals to address food insecurity.
“Expanding our partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates while supporting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in its mission to provide nutritious food to individuals and families across the region is a true win-win for us,” Foderaro said. “Fighting hunger is central to Sheetz’s mission and a driving force behind our Made-to-Share program. We’re hopeful for many home runs from the Pirates at home this season!
” The partnership utilizes Sheetz’s “Made-to-Share” program, which provides weekly surplus of ready-to-eat meals and snacks to local food banks. Over the last 10 years, Sheetz has donated more than 950,000 pounds of food to the Pittsburgh region through this program and its ongoing relationship with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Later this season, the collaboration will include a food-packing event featuring Pittsburgh Pirates players and representatives from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.