Stop & Shop Kicks Off Deutsche Bank Championship Week in Boston With 7th Annual Stop & Shop - Giant Family Foundation Golf Classic to Benefit Local Charities

NORTON, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stop & Shop – Giant Family Foundation announced that its annual golf classic, held on August 30 at four golf courses throughout Massachusetts, raised more than $1 million for local-area charities serving families and children. In seven years, this event has raised more than $7 million for charity.  

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The Stop & Shop Giant Family Foundation Golf Classic kicks off Deutsche Bank Championship week each year by hosting the golf event and securing support from national and local vendor partners to continually reach new milestones in money raised. The end result is a larger contribution to charities that directly benefit families and youth in the communities served by Stop & Shop Supermarkets and Giant Food (Landover, MD).

This year’s Stop & Shop - Giant Family Foundation Golf Classic was held at four Massachusetts and Rhode Island golf courses: TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.; Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, Mass.; Brae Burn Country Club in West Newton, Mass.; and the Golf Club of Cape Cod in East Falmouth, Mass. An evening reception concluded the festivities for all 420 golfers at the TPC Boston.

At TPC Boston, PGA and LPGA TOUR players were paired with the amateur participants. The list of professional players included PGA TOUR professionals Brad Faxon, Brett Quigley, Tim Petrovic as well as LPGA professionals Reilly Rankin, Nancy Scranton and Vicki Goetze Ackerman.

“The Stop & Shop – Giant Family Foundation Golf Classic continues to be a great vehicle to help us raise money for so many deserving charities,” said Mark McGowan, President of Stop & Shop’s New England division. “Through the generous support of our vendor partners, we are able to make significant contributions to the communities we serve and impact the lives of many families and children.”

In 2009, the Foundation launched a Food Bank program focused on children. In its second year, the program will support food banks served by Stop & Shop and Giant Foods with $500,000 worth of grants.

In addition to this year’s Golf Classic, Stop & Shop conducted a food drive at its Mansfield, Mass., store on Wednesday, September 1. Customers were invited to donate canned and non-perishable food items or make cash donations to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

On Thursday, September 2, Stop & Shop teamed up with State Street Corporation, another Founders Club partner of the Deutsche Bank Championship, and the PGA TOUR Wives foundation as part of the second-annual “Healthy Packs” initiative to provide approximately 2,000 pre-packed reusable bags of healthy snack options to children in need throughout the South Boston, Brockton, and Dorchester communities of Massachusetts.

“Stop & Shop continues to be a tremendous partner of the Deutsche Bank Championship,” said Championship Director Eric Baldwin. “The Stop & Shop – Giant Family Foundation truly embodies the charitable spirit of the Championship and our combined mission of helping children and families.  We are very appreciative of their support and commitment as these types of programs enable us to continue to impact well deserving charities.”

Platinum Plus and Platinum sponsors in 2010 include: Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, Nestle Purina Pet Care and Nestle USA, Kimberly-Clark, Advantage Sales & Marketing, General Mills, Georgia Pacific, Kellogg Company, Perdue Farms, Apple & Eve, C&S Wholesale, Bimbo Bakeries, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Pepsi, Garelick Farms, Conagra Foods, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Minute Maid, Campbell’s Soup Co., SC Johnson, Turkey Hill Ice Cream, Heinz, Acosta Sales & Marketing and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.

The Stop & Shop - Giant Family Foundation Golf Classic is part of an overall marketing and community relations program the company undertakes. Fenway Sports Group works closely with Stop & Shop to create a powerful marketing platform that leverages the power of the PGA TOUR and the Deutsche Bank Championship. This unique partnership provides Stop & Shop with a compelling promotional tool resulting in unprecedented participation from vendors and its partners.

“This event continues to grow in popularity and in charitable giving,” said Alex Baldwin, Vice President of Fenway Sports Group. “Stop & Shop and the Deutsche Bank Championship is a great partnership which exemplifies the importance of community leaders working together to help children and families.”

About Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia and key emerging markets. With 78,896 employees in 72 countries, Deutsche Bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people. For more information please visit www.db.com.

About IMG Sports & Entertainment

Operating in 30 countries, IMG Sports & Entertainment's diverse businesses include: product and brand licensing; consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; golf course design; and client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motor sports, coaching, Olympic and action sports. IMG Academies are the world's largest, multi-sport training and educational facilities, delivering world-class training experiences to more than 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult, and professional athletes each year.

More information about IMG is available at www.imgworld.com.

About Stop & Shop

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, headquartered in Quincy, Mass., employs more than 59,000 associates and operates stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, 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.  The Stop & Shop / Giant Family Foundation supports education and recreational programs for children in the communities served by the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Giant Food.

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