News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DATE:
 July 1, 2008
CONTACT: Katie McKenna
kmckenna@topsmarkets.com

   
TOPS MARKETS DONATES MORE THAN $180,000 TO ROCHESTER CHAPTER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST JUVENILE DIABETES
Williamsville, NY – Through the generous support of customers and associates, Tops Friendly Markets (Tops) raised a total of $182,407 for the Rochester chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Customers purchased paper sneakers for $1 at the checkout, from April 20 through May 10 to help raise funds in the fight against juvenile diabetes. Tops associates planned fundraising events of their own like golf outings, bowling tournaments, hot dog sales, auctions and raffles.

“Tops has been a proud supporter of JDRF for more than two decades, and we want to sincerely thank all of those who made donations, participated in community activities and helped make this year’s campaign a great success,” said Frank Curci, Tops Markets president and CEO. In total, Tops raised over $550,000 this year, and monies raised from the campaign support two local chapters in the stores’ operating areas, JDRF Rochester chapter and JDRF Western New York chapter.

Since 1993, Tops Markets and its customers have raised more than $5.6 million, a record number, to support juvenile diabetes research.

Tops Markets, LLC, is headquartered in Williamsville, NY and operates 71 full-service supermarkets and five franchise supermarkets. With over 10,000 associates, Tops is the leading full-service grocery retailer in Western New York, Central New York, including Rochester, and Northwestern Pennsylvania. For more information about Tops Markets, visit the company's Web site at www.topsmarkets.com.

 

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