WHO:GIANT Food Stores

WHAT:GIANT Food Stores will be donating $1,000 to each of the following organizations: Shippensburg Public Library, Vigilant Hose, Cumberland Valley EMS, Cumberland Valley Hose, Shippensburg Township Park, West End Fire Company and Shippensburg School District

WHEN:Tuesday, July 29 6:00 p.m. WHERE:GIANT Food Store 397 Baltimore Rd. Shippensburg, PA DETAILS:As part of its ongoing efforts to support the communities in which it operates, GIANT Food Stores representatives will present a check in the amount of $1,000 to each of the local organizations listed above. The presentations will take place during the preview party for the new Shippensburg GIANT Food Store.

Based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, GIANT Food Stores employs over 19,500 associates and operates 114 stores in four states. The chain operates under the name GIANT Food Stores throughout Pennsylvania and under the name MARTIN’S Food Markets in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.

GIANT Food Stores was founded in 1923 and is one of the oldest employers in Central Pennsylvania. GIANT has a proud tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates. In 2002, the company, along with their associates and vendors, donated more than $10,400,000 to charities involved in fighting hunger, children’s hospitals and numerous community programs.

Contact:Dennis Hopkins, (717) 240-1566, Dhopkins@aholdusa.com