July 28, 2008
TOP Food & Drug Stores, Customers Donate $150,000 to Children’s Hospital, MS Society
TOP Food & Drug stores and their customers recently combined to donate more than $150,000 to a pair of nonprofit organizations in the state.
The Greater Washington Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is receiving $92,619. The money came from TOP Food employees who participated in the annual MS Walk, customer donations and corporate matches.
The donations pay for chapter programs for Washington residents with MS and their families, as well as for research into new treatments and a cure. For more information, visit www.nationalmssociety.org/was/.
Haggen Inc. is also donating $57,740 to Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Seattle in support of its Uncompensated Care Fund, enabling children to receive medical care regardless of their family’s ability to pay. The money was donated by customers who purchased paper balloons, available in June for a donation of $1 apiece, at TOP Food & Drug and Haggen Food & Pharmacy stores in Washington.
Founded in 1907, Children’s Hospital serves as the pediatric referral center for Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. Last year, Children’s Hospital provided $65.4 million in financial assistance to families of patients. For more information about Children’s Hospital, visit www.seattlechildrens.org.
“We proudly join our customers in supporting the MS Society and Children’s Hospital, two organizations which help so many people in Washington,” said Becky Skaggs, spokesperson for TOP Food & Drug stores.
Haggen, Inc. operates 33 supermarkets in Washington and Oregon under the TOP Food & Drug, Haggen Food & Pharmacy and Larry’s Market names. Headquartered in Bellingham, it is the largest independent grocer and sixth-largest private company based in the State of Washington. For more information, visit www.TOP-Foods.com.