For Immediate Release: February 2, 2010 Contact: Eddie Owens, APR, Director of Corporate Communications
(office: 806.788.4863; cell: 806.928.0462)
United Supermarkets' Guests Donate
More Than $100,000 to Haiti Relief Effort
LUBBOCK, Texas –Guests of United Supermarkets joined forces with the company to donate more than $100,000 to the relief effort for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
During the two-week promotional period that ended Sunday, guests at the company’s 50 locations were given the opportunity to add a donation of $1 or more to their bill during the checkout process.
Guest donations to the cause totaled $83,000, and the company provided a $25,000 match to bring the final tally to $108,000.
All monies raised through the effort will be distributed to three local nonprofit agencies - American Red Cross, Breedlove Dehydrated Foods and The Salvation Army - which are serving the needs of the victims in Haiti.
Each will receive $36,000.
“We extend our sincerest appreciation to all our guests who helped make this effort such a tremendous success,” said Dan Sanders, CEO of United Supermarkets, LLC. “We also must say a very special thanks to the local organizations (Breedlove Dehydrated Foods, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army) that assumed leadership roles in the relief effort. We know that these outstanding organizations will make the very best use of these dollars in the weeks ahead.”
About United Supermarkets
Now in its 94th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas. A self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock, United currently operates 50 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United.