NORWICH – Roots and Wings will participate in philanthropist Alan S. Feinstein’s 14th annual $1 Million Dollar Giveaway to Fight Hunger, also known as the Feinstein Challenge.

Every year for the past 13 years, Feinstein has doled out $1 million of his own money to anti-hunger agencies and food banks such as Roots and Wings all across America, raising over $1.25 billion for more than 3,000 organizations nationwide to date.

The format is simple, according to the Rhode Island-based Feinstein Foundation – the more donations or pledges an organization, agency or program is able to raise between March 1 and April 30 for the challenge, the more of Feinstein’s $1 million it will receive.

Food donations will also figure toward the total amount ultimately raised by Roots and Wings, a program of Catholic Charities of Chenango, over the next three weeks, valued at $1 per item or per pound. Participating agencies must raise a minimum of $250 to be eligible, however, with the $1 million divided proportionately in early August, based on how much they raise.