Stop & Shop Customers and Associates Donate Over $724,000 For Earthquake Relief in Haiti

QUINCY, Mass., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a two week period following the devastating Haiti earthquake, Stop & Shop customers and associates raised $724,792, which will be donated to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The generosity of Stop & Shop customers and associates followed the announcement that Stop & Shop and its sister supermarkets would donate $100,000 to the relief efforts. Stop & Shop coordinated the fundraising drive at all of its stores between January 16 and January 31.

In a joint statement issued by Ron Onorato, Division President of Stop & Shop Metro New York, and Mark McGowan, Division President Stop & Shop New England, the company stated, "Due to the extent of the catastrophe, we felt we needed to do as much as we could to help with the relief efforts by giving our associates and customers an easy way to contribute to earthquake victims. Our friends, neighbors and customers have been impacted by this disaster. Stop & Shop is proud that our customers and associates rallied around these efforts. Our contribution will help the Red Cross provide support to the hundreds of thousands of Haitians impacted by this tragedy."

About Stop & Shop

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company employs more than 59,000 associates and operates stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. The company is a member of the US Green Building Council and has been awarded LEED (EB) certifications for 50 of its existing stores. Stop & Shop has been recognized by the EPA for the superior energy management of its stores and is also a member of the EPA's Smart Way program.

SOURCE The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company