The ShopKo Foundation Awards $50,000 in Grants
02 July 2005 - 8:53AM
PR Newswire (US)
The ShopKo Foundation Awards $50,000 in Grants Money Distributed to
Charitable Organizations in Nine States GREEN BAY, Wis., July 1
/PRNewswire/ -- ShopKo Stores, Inc., through its non-profit ShopKo
Foundation, has awarded $48,230 in grants to 19 charitable
organizations in nine states. The newly created non-profit ShopKo
Foundation meets on a quarterly basis to consider requests from
charitable organizations and groups that meet the Foundation's
objectives of supporting initiatives in the areas of health,
wellness and education. Receiving grants from The ShopKo Foundation
are: WISCONSIN Madison Children's Museum, Madison $10,000 to
sponsor The Body Shop: Tune up your Teeth and Bones, a health-
and-wellness exhibition developed by the Children's Museum East
Madison Community Center's Learning Center, Madison $2,500 for an
after-school education and literacy program for low income,
challenged students. St. Agnes Hospital Foundation, Inc., Fond du
Lac $1,000 for health and medical assistance to the rural residents
of Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in central Wisconsin. Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation, Green Bay $2,500 for the Green Bay
Walk to Cure Diabetes. MDA of Wisconsin, Green Bay $250 for the MDA
Packerland Ride The Salvation Army, Kenosha $1,000 for "Tools for
School" - a direct service project helping to equip school-age
children of low-income families with the tools needed to achieve
learning success. NEW Community Shelter, Green Bay $5,000 to
support the educational and rehabilitative programs. The Hunger
Task Force of La Crosse, La Crosse $1,000 to support programs to
serve the needs of people in the La Crosse region who struggle with
food insecurities and/or hunger. Alzheimer's Support Center,
Janesville $1,000 to assist in the planning and implementation of a
senior health and wellness fair focused on the senior African
American population. Chippewa Valley Chapter of the American Red
Cross, Eau Claire $1,080 to support a basic aid safety training
program for youth. ILLINOIS Arthritis Foundation Telethon, Quincy
$400 to support the 20th annual Arthritis Foundation Telethon on
WGEM-TV. UTAH English Skills Learning Center, Salt Lake City $3,000
to train volunteers to teach English language skills to refugees
and immigrants. South Valley Sanctuary, West Jordan $1,000 to
supplement the costs associated with providing life-saving shelter
to adult and child victims of domestic violence. NEVADA C*A*R*E*
Chest of Sierra Nevada, Reno $1,000 to assist people who lack
health insurance and/or income to pay for necessary medical
supplies and emergency prescriptions. MONTANA The Salvation Army,
Missoula $500 to provide assistance to the "Tools for School"
program which helps give low-income students essential school
supplies needed to start the academic year. MINNESOTA Project Fine,
Winona $1,000 to help this organization dedicated to helping
non-English speaking newcomers transition into the Winona
community. WASHINGTON Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program:
Spokane, Union Gap, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Yakima $10,000 to
support the children's literacy programs in the Washington ShopKo
communities. NEBRASKA Camp Kindle, Lincoln, $1,000 to this
organization dedicated to address the empowerment of children
infected with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS. SOUTH DAKOTA American
Heart Association, Sioux Falls $5,000 to support the Sioux Falls
Health Walk this September. The ShopKo Foundation's mission is to
support those who are working to make our communities better places
to live. To make the best use of our resources, the Foundation's
work is focused on education, health and wellness. Non-profit
organizations wishing to apply for grants from the ShopKo
Foundation may get more information at any ShopKo store or from the
company's website at http://www.shopko.com/ . ShopKo Stores, Inc.
is a retailer of quality goods and services headquartered in Green
Bay, Wis., with stores located throughout the Midwest, Mountain and
Pacific Northwest regions. Retail formats include 140 ShopKo
stores, providing quality name-brand merchandise, great values,
pharmacy and optical services in mid-sized to larger cities; 223
Pamida stores, 116 of which contain pharmacies, bringing value and
convenience close to home in small, rural communities; and three
ShopKo Express Rx stores, a new and convenient neighborhood
drugstore concept. With more than $3.0 billion in annual sales,
ShopKo Stores, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol SKO. For more information about ShopKo, Pamida or ShopKo
Express Rx, visit our Web site at http://www.shopko.com/ .
DATASOURCE: ShopKo Stores, Inc. CONTACT: Communications, John
Vigeland, +1-920-429-4132, or Amy Anderson, +1-920-429-4328, both
of ShopKo Stores Web site: http://www.shopko.com/
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