Posted on June 7, 2017 by Retail News Editor

P&G announces as the presenting sponsor for the BJ’s Charity Championship

: P&G announces as the presenting sponsor for the BJ’s Charity Championship

P&G’s commitment will support the BJ’s Charitable Foundation and its mission to nourish communities and help families thrive

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., 2017-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ’s Wholesale Club today (June 6, 2017 ) announced P&G as the presenting sponsor for the BJ’s Charity Championship, a marquee stop on The Legends Tour, Official Senior Tour of the LPGA.

“We are extremely grateful for P&G’s ongoing support of the BJ’s Charity Championship as the presenting sponsor,” said Kirk Saville, executive director of the BJ’s Charitable Foundation. “As a result of P&G’s generous commitment, even more families will have help meeting essential needs, such as education, wellness and quality food, through the BJ’s Charitable Foundation.”

P&G and its brands have been dedicated supporters of BJ’s annual charity golf Pro-Am Tournament since its founding in 2000. This year, BJ’s is expanding its annual tournament, which has raised more than $20 million over the years. The funds go to the BJ’s Charitable Foundation, which is committed to nourishing communities and helping families thrive.

“P&G is proud to give back to the communities where we live and work, so we are delighted to be involved in this program and the broad impact it has on the health and well-being of our community,” said Brad Kho, P&G’s Sales Director for BJ’s.

The BJ’s Charity Championship is set for Thursday, September 7 in Plymouth, MA and Friday, September 8 in Sandwich, MA. The event will feature a Pro-Am Tournament on Thursday at Pinehills Golf Course and Plymouth Country Club followed by a Legends Tour team competition on Friday at The Ridge Club. The Legends Tour team event, showcasing the talents of LPGA Hall of Famers and veteran LPGA Tour stars, will be open to the public. Established in 1989, The Ridge Club is a premier private golf country club located in the oldest town on Cape Cod and was voted Best Private Club in 2014 by Cape Cod Magazine.

All proceeds from the tournament benefit the BJ’s Charitable Foundation, which helps families meet essential needs, such as access to education, wellness and quality food.

Over the years, BJ’s has donated more than 50 million pounds of food to help alleviate hunger, invested in more than 2,300 community organizations and helped deliver 13 million meals to neighbors in need. Through its partnership with Feeding America®, the BJ’s Charitable Foundation has provided grants to help agencies along the east coast distribute fresh, nutritious food. Additionally, the foundation has positively impacted more than 250,000 students, providing them with classroom supplies necessary for success.

To learn more about the BJ’s Charity Championship, visit http://www.bjs.com/golf.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.
Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s is the leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States. The company currently operates 215 clubs and 132 BJ’s Gas® locations in 16 states.

BJ’s provides a one-stop shopping destination filled with top-quality, leading brands, including its exclusive Wellsley Farms® and Berkley Jensen® brands, along with USDA Choice meats, premium produce and delicious organics, many in supermarket sizes. BJ’s is also the only major membership warehouse club to accept all manufacturers’ coupons and, for greater convenience, offers the most payment options.

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BJ’s is wholly owned by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners, CVC Capital Partners and its management team.

About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.

About The Legends Tour
The Legends Tour is the official senior tour of the LPGA. The tour began in 2000 by LPGA professionals to showcase the talents of some of the greatest women’s golfers of all time. The Legends Tour has more than 120 members, including 14 LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members. Legends Tour players have over 750 combined LPGA Tour victories, including 84 major championships. In its 16 seasons, The Legends Tour has awarded more than $14 million in prize money and helped raise over $19 million for charity. The Legends Tour has hosted events in Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Japan and Australia. For additional information on The Legends Tour, log on to www.thelegendstour.com.

Media Contact:

Kristy Houston
khouston@bjs.com
774-512-5086

SOURCE: BJ’s Wholesale Club

Posted on October 12, 2015 by EPR Retail News Editors

Giant Food, the Baltimore Ravens, P&G, Dannon, and Marva Maid Dairy support the nation’s largest in-school nutrition and physical activity program Fuel Up to Play 60

Landover, Md., 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Giant Food, the Baltimore Ravens, P&G, Dannon, and Marva Maid Dairy, are teaming for a third year to support the National Dairy Council and the NFL’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Fuel Up to Play 60, the nation’s largest in-school nutrition and physical activity program, was founded under the leadership of America’s dairy farmers through a relationship with the National Football League. The program is in more than 73,000 schools nationwide and helps over 38 million students make better food choices by selecting nutritious options such as low-fat and fat-free dairy products, fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

This year, Giant, Marva Maid, P&G, and Dannon will provide $50,000 in grants to qualifying local schools as a part of the Fuel Up to Play 60 promotion. Portions of the grants will be distributed to schools throughout the Mid-Atlantic region that are making positive changes through their participation in Fuel Up to Play 60.

In addition to supporting the Fuel Up to Play 60 program with a grant donation, Giant stores in the Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. markets will offer consumers the chance to win a set of 4 tickets to a local NFL game via a “text to win” sweepstakes. This promotion will run from October 1 – November 30, 2015 and winners will be selected December 1, 2015.

This program began in 2013, when Giant Food and the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative provided $25,000 in grants to local schools through Fuel Up to Play 60, providing funds for students to make healthy and meaningful changes in their communities. To learn more about the Fuel Up to Play 60 program or to join the movement, please visit www.FuelUpToPlay60.com.

About Giant Food
Giant Food LLC, headquartered in Landover, Md., operates 168 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 20,000 associates. Included within the 168 stores are 159 full-service pharmacies. Giant opened the first supermarket in the nation’s capital on February 6, 1936. Giving back to the community is a cornerstone that was instilled by the founders more than 78 years ago. The company’s core areas of giving include hunger, education, health and wellness, and supporting service members and military families. In 2014, Giant’s monetary and in-kind contributions exceeded $14.9 million, and the nation’s capital grocer helped partners provide 88 million meals. For more information on Giant, visit giantfood.com

About Maryland & Virginia Cooperative Association
Owned and operated by 1,500 dairy farm families from Pennsylvania to Florida, Maryland & Virginia is a milk marketing and processing cooperative providing consumers throughout the Mid- Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. with fresh milk and dairy products. Maryland & Virginia owns and operates two fluid processing plants; Marva Maid of Newport News, Va. and Marva Maid of Landover, Md.; two manufacturing plants, one in Laurel, Md. and Valley Milk in Strasburg, Va.; and an equipment warehouse business in Frederick, Md.

About Dannon
Headquartered in White Plains, New York, Dannon has plants in Minster, OH, Fort Worth, TX, West Jordan, UT, and Portland, OR, which make more than 200 different flavors, styles and sizes of cultured refrigerated and frozen dairy products to serve the diverse needs of its retail and foodservice customers. Dannon strives to bring health through food to as many people as possible via its wide offering of delicious and wholesome refrigerated and frozen yogurts. Dannon is a subsidiary of Danone, and Dannon is the top-selling brand of yogurt worldwide, sold under the names Dannon and Danone. For more information, visit dannon.com

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About Fuel Up to Play 60
Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by National Football League (NFL) and National Dairy Council (NDC), which was founded by America’s dairy farmers, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods (low- fat and fat-free dairy, fruits, vegetables and whole grains) and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Fuel Up to Play 60 is designed to engage and empower youth to take action for their own health by implementing long-term, positive changes for themselves and their schools. Customizable and non-prescriptive program components are grounded in research with youth, including tools and resources, in-school promotional materials, a website and student contests. Fuel Up to Play 60 is further supported by several health and nutrition organizations: Action for Healthy Kids, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association/Foundation, National Hispanic Medical Association, National Medical Association and School Nutrition Association. Visit FuelUpToPlay60.com to learn more.

Contact:
Jamie Miller
(301) 341-8776
jmiller@giantfood.com