Organization

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The March of Dimes said last week that the corporate team from Publix Super Markets, Inc. here was fourth nationwide among 22,000 teams participating in the WalkAmerica 2007 fundraising effort. The grocer raised $3.1 million during its three-week, in-store campaign.

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio -- In tandem with its commitment to promoting awareness of both heart-healthy and earth-friendly lifestyle choices, Heinen's Fine Foods here has enlisted students from a local college fashion department to develop the grocer's latest eco-friendly canvas grocery tote bags.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- By popular demand, Price Cutter supermarkets based here will bring a pop culture icon back to the Ozarks for the second consecutive year. Emmy-nominated actor Larry Thomas, known to "Seinfeld" fans as The Soup Nazi, is scheduled to appear Feb. 16, exclusively at the Price Cutter booth, during the 27th Annual Sertoma Chili Cook-Off.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's PeyBack Foundation, in conjunction with the Indianapolis Zoo, recently teamed to provide a visit to the Marsh Dolphin Adventure Theater for 500 local youths from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- West Coast retailer Stater Bros. here is partnering with the American Heart Association during the month of February -- National Heart Month -- to help fight heart disease and stroke. All 164 Stater Bros. supermarkets are conducting the "Have A Heart, Save A Heart" campaign to raise money for the association.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here kicked off its fifth annual "Have a Heart for Hunger" initiative, which helps provides hunger relief to food banks in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts, on Sunday, Feb. 3. To date, the campaign has raised over $325,000 for America's Second Harvest agencies. Have a Heart for Hunger runs until March 1.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here kicked off its fifth annual "Have a Heart for Hunger" initiative, which helps provides hunger relief to food banks in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts, on Sunday, Feb. 3. To date, the campaign has raised over $325,000 for America's Second Harvest agencies. Have a Heart for Hunger runs until March 1.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Regional independent Stater Bros. Markets yesterday launched Stater Bros. Charities, a non-profit organization developed to support charitable organizations in the communities served by the retailer.