Ahold USA and Stop & Shop donate $500,000 to Aid Vctims of the Boston Marathon Tragedy


Sponsored Message
Learn More

Thu. April 18th, 2013

<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Quincy, MA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Eric Anderson<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4.19.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Stop &amp; Shop Supermarket Company and parent company Ahold USA has announced donations of $500,000 from their companies and the Our Family Foundation, their charitable organization, to The One Fund Boston. The One Fund Boston was created to aid victims of the tragic events that occurred during the Boson Marathon.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"Words cannot express the tragedy that took place at the Boston Marathon. We mourn with all of those who were affected. Our thoughts and prayers are with the City of Boston and our local and global communities as the details of this tragic event continue to unfold," said Joe Kelley, president, Stop &amp; Shop New England Division. "Stop &amp; Shop is here for our associates, our communities, and to support the local, state, and federal responders working around the clock. We're proud to see the spirit of people coming together in support of the victims and for the great city of Boston. We're glad to support The One Fund Boston to help families and the city recover."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"One of our promises as a business is to be better every day and this extends to our neighbors," said James McCann, chief operating officer, Ahold USA. "Many of our associates live, work, and give back in New England, and these events have truly affected us all. Through The One Fund Boston, we hope to help in the healing process for so many whose lives have been forever altered."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.stopandshop.com/" target="_new">Stop &amp; Shop</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">