Proud to Support:

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes 2023 Community Pillar Award

We are honored and humbled to be chosen as the recipient of Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes 2023 Community Pillar Award at their Community Celebration event. Our commitment to the communities we serve is broad reaching, but the food insecurities facing so many people, and KLF’s vision of a hunger-free community, is one important need which we are particularly proud to be able to make an impact. Thank you for all you do Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes … we look forward to many more years of partnership. Together, we make a difference.

Some of Our Community Partnerships Include:

The Harding’s Market & Pepsi Special Olympics Annual Golf Outing celebrates the spirit of Special Olympics and raises over 50% of the operating budget for Special Olympics in Kalamazoo County.  Harding’s is grateful for our partnership with Pepsi and proud to host this great event.  The 2024 Golf Outing raised over $35,000.  Thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers, participants and donations.  Together, We Make A Difference.

We are Proud to Partner With Great Lakes Center for the Research and Treatment of Autism. Great Lakes Center for Autism Treatment and Research, offers a variety of important programs and services to meet the needs of children with autism and their families. From​ ​diagnosis​ ​evaluation,​ ​where​ ​they​ ​provide​ ​diagnostic​ ​evaluations​ ​for​ ​individuals,​ ​to​ ​outpatient​ ​services where​ ​they​ ​provide​ ​Applied​ ​Behavior​ ​Analysis​ ​(ABA​ ​treatment)​ ​through​ ​early​ ​intervention​ ​and​ ​adolescent center-based​ ​services. For more information about the autism treatment services we provide visit the GLCATR website.

The Walther Farms Foundation Paw Packs Program – provides 360 children in Three Rivers, MI with supplemental weekend food assistance.  Children receive backpacks every Friday filled with nutritional and easy to use food items, as well as coupons throughout the year to purchase staples at Harding’s Three Rivers for food basics. For more information visit Walther Farms .

Hartford Harding’s owner, Bonna Vanderlyn, gave back to the community of Hartford where she and husband Art owned and managed Harding’s Friendly Market since 1963.

Preserving the Vanderlyn legacy of hometown values and friendly service and gratitude for the town that supported her and Art’s remarkable success as business owners, the Vanderlyn Estate will donate the funds necessary to update and re-purpose the Red Arrow School, which dates back to 1960, creating the Vanderlyn Community Center.  The million dollars for the Vanderlyn Community Center is just one of many philanthropic gifts Bonna gave her beloved town of Hartford through the years.   Together we make a difference.

~Tri-City Record May 4, 2017 

A Message for Our Community Regarding COVID-19

For over 80 years, Harding’s has worked hard to earn your trust and business.  We are committed to the well-being of everyone in our communities and thank you for your continued trust during this time of uncertainty.  We are fully engaged with our vendor partners to secure the products you need to take care of your families.  Working with safety experts, local partners and national suppliers, our plan is to ensure a clean shopping environment.

To Help Ensure Safety for Our Customers and Employee

We are reinforcing our policy to clean and sanitize all departments in our stores with increased frequency throughout the day (including restrooms, employee breakrooms and eating areas).  Health Reports are being actively monitored and we will react according to any new mandates as they arise.

We are reinforcing that our employees stay home if they are not feeling well.   We are encouraging our employees and customers to continue following the CDC’s suggested hygiene practices and Harding’s standard operating procedures.  We recommend everyone to review the CDC guidelines.

Products in Our Stores

We are working tirelessly to get high demand products that continue to be in short supply back onto our shelves.   In fairness to all our customers, we have authorized our Store Directors to manage inventory by limiting sales quantities on high demand items as necessary.

We will continue to uphold our dedication to quality products and safe practices.  We are all in this together and we will support you and the community as we have done through the decades.

We appreciate your patience and loyalty and thank you for the opportunity to serve you.