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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: March 1, 2023 |
CONTACT: Kathy Sautter 716 635 5577 |
| TOPS CELEBRATES ITS 30TH YEAR HELPING JDRF FIND A CURE FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES | |
| WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to once again partner with JDRF as they embark on their 53rd year to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D). This year the campaign will begin Sunday, March 5 and run through Saturday, March 25, 2023. This year marks the 30th year Tops has helped run the JDRF campaign at its stores. The goal is to raise money to help fund research to help find a cure for T1D. The paper sneaker, which was designed by a Tops associate back in 1993 and is now widely used nationally as well as internally in JDRF fundraising campaigns, will be sold at Tops registers for a $1.00 donation. Now more than ever the onset of T1D can happen suddenly, impacting people of any age, affecting them every moment of every day, and it lasts a lifetime. Since 1993 Tops has raised over $14 million dollars for the cause with Tops fund-raising efforts putting the company in the top fundraisers across national corporate partners. “Over the past three decades in working closely with our partners at JDRF we have seen first-hand the important role this organization plays in nearly every major advancement for diabetes. Whether it be in the form of drug, device, or cell therapy, or advancements like artificial pancreas systems, JDRF is the leading nonprofit fighting to find cures for T1D and improve the lives of those living with the disease today” said John Persons, president of Tops Friendly Markets. Tops Friendly Markets fully believes that advocacy for those with T1D is paramount to help drive advances to both cure the disease and help keep them healthy until cures are found. More than 1.45 million Americans have T1D and about 2.1 million people are expected to have the disease by 2040. ### About Tops Friendly Markets Based in Williamsville, NY, Tops Markets currently operates 149 grocery stores in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, including five that are run by franchisees. As the largest private, for-profit employer in Western New York, with over 14,000 associates, the company is dedicated to providing sustainably sourced, high-quality products, while helping its communities flourish via support for programs that eradicate hunger and disease, educate youth and reduce environmental waste and energy consumption. For more information, visit www.topsmarkets.com.
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