ShopRite Honors N.Y. Veterans

Front: U.S. Army Spc. Andy Kingsley, 82nd Airborne Division, and his service dog, Ritchie, pose with Tom Urtz, VP of human resources and community affairs for ShopRite Supermarkets, at Crystal Springs Golf Resort in Hamburg, N.J. Back, left to right: Mark Filipkowski, The Tower of Hope; Bayardo Villegas, store director of ShopRite of Tuckahoe in Yonkers, N.Y.; Patricia Cruz, community relations manager; and John Dearani, VP of operations, ShopRite Supermarkets.The Keasbey, N.J.-based retail cooperative has donated a total of $300,000 to benefit five veteran organizations aiding service members and their families throughout New York state. The total donation exceeded last year’s effort by more than $70,000.