London, 2017-Apr-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Leading commercial property firm LCP has signed up to be main sponsor of the Dudley Kingswinford Running Club’s 10k road race for the third consecutive year.
The Gold Standard annual race, which takes place on the evening of Wednesday, May 3, has a capacity of 1,100 runners and is…
Philanthropy
Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel to play in the 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Creamer, Pressel partner with Meijer to produce television advertisement
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Apr-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Two of the biggest names in ladies golf will return to Grand Rapids in June to compete in the 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic…
Retailer Offers Donation Platform in All Stores and Online
Columbus, Ohio, 2017-Apr-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), announced today (March 30, 2017) the relaunch of their national point-of-sale fundraising campaign to benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in their efforts to provide care to children in all 50 states and over 50 different countries from…
GameStop and its family of retail brands will once again help raise funds during World Autism Month to support research, family services and advocacy
NEW YORK, 2017-Apr-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop Corp., a global family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, will once again partner with Autism Speaks®…
Funding Reinforces the Joy in Childhood Foundation’s Commitment to Providing Joy to Sick and Hungry Kids
CANTON, Mass., 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — The newly-launched Joy in Childhood Foundation today (March 30, 2017) announced a three-year, $3 million commitment to two national charities – Starlight Children’s Foundation and Feeding America®. Both grants will focus on supporting programs that…
Community partnership will support upgraded facilities at Tom Conley Park ahead of new Club opening in Summerville
CHARLESTON, S.C., 2017-Mar-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ's Wholesale Club today (March 23, 2017) announced that it has donated $10,000 to Ladson Youth Organization, a youth sports league in Berkeley County. The donation from the BJ's Charitable Foundation will…
Now Through May 6, Customers Can Purchase $1 Paper Miracle Balloons to Support Their Local Children's Miracle Network Hospital
Rite Aid Raised $6 Million in 2016, Bringing Grand Fundraising Total Since 1994 to Nearly $81 Million
Camp Hill, Pa., 2017-Mar-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — From now through May 6, Rite Aid associates chainwide will…
Six New Grant Categories; Now 10 Total, Offer Eligible Nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada More Chances than Ever Before to Apply for Funding for Initiatives Aligned with PetSmart Charities’ New Mission
PHOENIX, 2017-Mar-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, today ( March 21, 2017) unveiled a…
Scarborough, Maine, 2017-Mar-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hannaford Supermarkets today (03/15/2017) announced that it will soon deliver more than 11,500 cases of food to hunger relief organizations, as the final piece of its Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger campaign. The program raised more than $1.3 in food and cash for local pantries and food banks.
The upcoming…
For Every Bag of Dog or Cat Food Purchased, PetSmart Will Donate a Meal to Pets in Need*
PHOENIX, 2017-Mar-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — In celebration of its 30th anniversary, PetSmart announced today the launch of its new Buy a Bag, Give a Meal program, where for every bag of dog or cat food purchased online…
Lindex donates 10% of March 8 sales to HERhealth to provide health education and training to female textile workers
Sweden, 2017-Mar-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — On March 8 Lindex endorses International Women’s Day by highlighting female textile workers and HERhealth; an initiative that provides health education and training to female textile workers. Lindex will donate 10%…
BJ's Wholesale Club donates $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla., 2017-Mar-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ's Wholesale Club today announced a $10,000 donation and partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, a Feeding America® Member food bank. The donation from the BJ's Charitable Foundation will help improve access to…
Schenectady, NY, 2017-Mar-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a twist on traditional Price Chopper/Market 32 charitable giving, a challenge was issued to Golub Headquarters staff and Price Chopper/Market 32 Distribution staff to participate in a campaign to help fund a local Make-A-Wish wish.
“We’re proud that our stores and main office host campaigns throughout the year…
Inaugural BJ’s Charity Championship A Marquee Stop on The Legends Tour
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., 2017-Mar-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ's Wholesale Club today (March 1, 2017) announced the BJ's Charity Championship, a marquee stop on The Legends Tour. BJ's is expanding its annual charity golf Pro-Am Tournament, which has raised more than $20 million over the years.…
Zimbabwe, 2017-Mar-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR Zimbabwe recently ran a campaign - the ‘Piggy Bank Challenge’ - aimed at educating children on the importance of saving money whilst at the same time providing financial support for children’s charity, Childline.
Running until the end of February, the campaign saw piggy banks (money boxes) on sale in…
Sainsbury’s stores in Liverpool trials autism friendly initiative
London, 2017-Mar-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Three Sainsbury’s stores in Liverpool are trialling an autism friendly initiative, helping Liverpool achieve its goal of being the first autism friendly city in the UK.
Adjustments made to meet the needs of children with autism, all day every day
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ATLANTA, 2017-Mar-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the North American travel retail and restaurateur leader, is proud to announce that it’s given more than $65,000 to the Make-A-Wish® Foundation, supporting operations in both the U.S. and Canada.
The company has been a Platinum partner of Make-A-Wish® Canada since 2004, and has long worked with…
ATLANTA, 2017-Mar-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the North American travel retail and restaurateur leader, is proud to announce that its customers donated more than 1.2 million items of need in 2016 to our military service men and women around the globe through the Treat Our Troops program.
Paradies Lagardère’s Treat Our Troops program…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISC, 2017-Feb-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gordy’s Market is pleased to announce the donation of over 950,000 pounds of food to the Feed My People Food Bank in 2016, representing over 745,000 meals.
Gordy’s donates their high-quality food items from each of its 26 grocery stores to Feed My People Food Bank on…
From more than 220 applicants, 16 secondary schools across Canada have been awarded cash grants of up to $10,000 each
Recipients will use grants to enhance or integrate technology used in various courses, programs or extracurricular activities
Burnaby, BC, 2017-Feb-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy Canada is proud to announce the 16 secondary…
PHOENIX, 2017-Feb-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — This past weekend, North Americans opened their hearts and their homes to more than 24,000 adoptable pets who were looking for their forever families during PetSmart Charities’ first National Adoption Weekend of 2017—hosted at over 1,500 PetSmart stores across the continent. This weekend event ranks among the top…
Federated Co-operatives Limited announces contribution of $1 million to the Thundering Ahead Capital Campaign
Saskatoon, SK, 2017-Feb-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wanuskewin Heritage Park’s recently announced $40-million Thundering Ahead Capital Campaign received its first major donation today (FEBRUARY 23, 2017).
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is making a $1 million commitment to the campaign.
“Federated Co-operatives Limited is…
Moscow, 2017-Feb-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or the "Company"), a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: "FIVE"), announces that in 2016, around 20,000 of its customers donated more than 27.5 tons of food to people in need as part of the 'Basket of Kindness' programme, which is organised jointly…
$15,824 and 6,459 pounds of food donated to Food Bank of Central New York from Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2016 Check Out Hunger campaign
Schenectady, NY, 2017-Feb-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Food Bank of Central New York received the proceeds from Price Chopper and Market 32’s 2016 Check Out Hunger campaign, which included a donation…
CAPTION: Front row (L-R): Marie Walker, Ashlynn Moerloos, Marguerite Malloy, Lori Mangan, Renée Perrault, Lisa Smith Dean, Kim Case, Jon Singleton, Landis Donaghy, Stephan DeBuc; middle row (L-R): Michael Salinas, Meghan Kacmarcik, Connie Miville, Mystyna Yackel Shappy, Helen Costello, Tyson Derby, Bruce Wilson; and back row (L-R): Autumn LannonGoodwin, Debra Learnard, Nick Lamy, Jayson McCarter,…
CAPTION: Vermont Foodbank staff and volunteers (from left to right) Jenny Brittenham-Jones, Sara Whitehair, Cassie Lindsay, Glennis Drew, Jason Maring, Renee Kievit-Kylar, Hanna Snyder, Doug Kievit-Kylar, Julie-Ann Graves, and John Sayles show their appreciation for Price Chopper/Market 32’s Check Out Hunger campaign.
Schenectady, NY, 2017-Feb-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Vermont Foodbank received the proceeds from…
Chick-fil-A and Feeding Children Everywhere meal-packing event packed a record-breaking one million meals for children in need
ATLANTA, 2017-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — More than 5,000 Chick-fil-A® restaurant franchise owners, home office employees and their spouses packed a record-breaking one million meals for food-insecure children while gathered at the company’s annual conference in Dallas on…
With a pledge of $25 million, Daniel Lubetzky seeks to offset self-serving industry agendas at the expense of public good
Lubetzky will remove himself and his company completely from its operation to ensure transparency and eliminate bias
NEW YORK, NY, 2017-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Daniel Lubetzky, the Founder and CEO of KIND Healthy…
BJ’s team members nationwide are giving back to their communities by delivering meals to 188 local fire and police stations as part of their Buy A Hero A Beer℠ program
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2017-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) announced that team members from its 188 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse® locations nationwide will…
Road Cycling Experience to Benefit Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day Campaign to End Child Poverty
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2017-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens and PeopleForBikes have joined together to introduce "Ride On for Red Nose Day,” two four-day professional-grade road cycling experiences that will begin April 30 to help support Red Nose Day’s mission to end…