Fresh Market sale to benefit diabetes research

The Fresh Market will hold its 21st annual “Hope Floats” Sidewalk Sale May 29-31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, to benefit JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.

Each of The Fresh Market’s stores will offer picnic-style items, including its signature root beer floats (regular and sugar-free), for a $2 donation. The Fresh Market will donate 100 percent of the funds raised over the three-day sale directly to JDRF.

This story was originally published May 13, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "Fresh Market sale to benefit diabetes research."