Carlisle, PA

Martin's Food Markets has presented over $125,400 in cash grants to participating schools associated with the company's 2004-2005 A+ School Rewards test program.

Martin's offered this pilot program to schools in the Altoona, DuBois, Indiana and Hagerstown areas as a test program.

The schools may use these funds to support any educational need at their own discretion. Martin's A+ School Rewards program ran from October 3, 2004 to April 23, 2005. The program provided an opportunity for Martin's customers in the test areas to assist local schools by making purchases with their Bonuscard.

Customers designated schools to receive credit for their Martin's Bonuscard purchases. Schools then received credit for 1% of every consumer dollar spent using the Bonuscard. The final cash totals for each of the participating schools receiving cash grants are available on the Martin's A+ School Rewards website (www.martinsaplus.com).

The top cash grant awarded in each of the four test markets for the 2004-2005 A+ School Rewards program are:

School: Bellwood Antis Middle School

Location: Altoona, PA Cash Grant: $4,235.64

School: North Hagerstown High School

Location: Hagerstown, Md

Cash Grant: $4113.26

School: DuBois Middle School

Location: DuBois, PA

Cash Grant: $1,854.83

School: St. Bernard School

Location: Indiana, PA

Cash Grant: $737.80

This program is currently under review as Martin's evaluates its structure and overall impact. Martin's is proud of our work with hundreds of local organizations in the communities we serve; as a company, we have a long standing commitment to helping children and fighting hunger. Giant Food Stores, LLC, headquartered in Carlisle, PA, one of the leading supermarket operations in the US and is a subsidiary of Ahold. Giant currently operates 101 stores as Giant Food Stores, 155 stores as Tops Markets and 21 stores as Martin's Food Markets. With nearly 40,000 associates Giant serves a six state market area. For more information about Giant Food Stores, visit the companys website at www.GiantFoodStores.com.