Staff Writer
FORT FAIRFIELD – Graves’ Shop ‘N Save presented a $1,000 education grant to Fort Fairfield Elementary School April 16. The school raised the most dollars through the Hannaford Helps Schools program. In total, including the $1,000 education grant, the school raised $1,351.
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GRAVES’ SHOP ‘N SAVE recently awarded Fort Fairfield Elementary School a $1,000 education grant. The school raised the most dollars through the Hannaford Helps Schools program. In total, including the $1,000 education grant, the school raised $1,351. Attending the check presentation were, from left: Ryan Graves, assistant store manager; Sue Beaulieu, office manager; Chris Lundquist, PTO coordinator at the elementary school; Penny LeBlanc, customer service manager; and Donald Samiya, store manager.
Under the terms of the program, which ran from Sept. 2 to Dec. 1, shoppers could raise funds for local schools by purchasing certain products. This year, there were more than 900 eligible products including Hannaford brand items and products from General Mills, Kellogg’s, Bayer, Clorox, Heinz, Hormel, Ocean Spray, Gorton’s, Welch’s, Bush’s Baked Beans, Keebler, King Arthur and Irving Tissue.
More than 2,300 schools in five states participated in the program, raising more than $1 million. In the seven years since its inception, the Hannaford Helps Schools program has raised over $4.2 million for participating schools.
There was no limit on the amount that could be raised by each school. Each store has awarded an additional $1,000 education grant to the one school registered through that store that raised the most funds. Fort Fairfield Elementary School was Graves’ Shop ‘N Save’s education grant winner.
“On behalf of Hannaford, it gives me great pleasure to present this check to Fort Fairfield Elementary School,” said Donald Samiya, store manager. “Graves’ Shop ‘N Save is committed to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve, and I can’t think of a better way to do so then by investing in our local schools.”
