Albertsons Donates $100,000 to Hurricane Charley Relief Efforts Company Helping to Meet Local Need for Food and Ice BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albertsons announced today that it has donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid in the Florida recovery efforts for Hurricane Charley's aftermath. In addition, Albertsons stores remain committed to helping meet the local need for food and ice in the communities it serves. "Albertsons is committed to helping the communities in which they live and work," commented Skip Seitz, Senior Vice President of Growth and Integrated Development of the American Red Cross. "Their employees, friends and families were affected and Albertsons support of the Red Cross ensures that thousands of people will get help when they need it most." During the next two weeks, Albertsons is making it easy for customers across its 2,500 store network in 37 states to support the Florida relief effort through an in-store fundraiser for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Donations will be accepted in all of Albertsons family of stores: Acme, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Osco Drugs, Sav-On Drugs, Shaw's, Super Saver and Star Markets. "Albertsons Hurricane Charley relief efforts go far beyond this initial donation of $100,000. We're working in the affected communities helping to meet the needs of emergency response teams and the local food banks," emphasized Larry Johnston, Albertsons Chairman, CEO and President. "Many of our associates have been personally affected by this disaster and yet they have returned to work knowing that by being at our stores they are providing a vital community service and are helping make the recovery easier for thousands of other families." Albertsons and its family of stores operate under a set of core values that call for the company and all of its associates to be responsible, involved citizens by contributing to the quality of life in all of the diverse communities served by the company's retail stores. Last year, Albertsons provided nearly $78 million in cash and in-kind donations to the communities it serves, with support focused on hunger relief, education and development of youth, and health and nutrition. Albertsons is one of the world's largest food and drug retailers. With annual revenues of over $35 billion, the Company is based in Boise, Idaho and employs more than 230,000 employees and operates over 2,500 retail stores in 37 states across the United States, under banners including Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Albertsons-Osco, Albertsons-Sav-on, Sav-on Drugs, Osco Drug, Super Saver, Shaw's and Star Market. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of Tropical Storm Bonnie, Hurricane Charley and thousands of other disasters across the country each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to those in need. Call 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting http://www.redcross.org/. DATASOURCE: Albertson's Inc. CONTACT: Stacia Levenfeld of Albertson's Inc., +1-208-395-6298 Web site: http://www.redcross.org/

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