12/21/2005
Tops, Martin's Raise $114,751 in Hope for the Holidays Program
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- The yearly Hope for the Holidays program held at Tops Markets, based here, and Martin's Super Food Stores has raised $114,751 for the Food Bank of Western New York and local Salvation Army units, store officials noted in a published report.
The money will purchase food, clothes, and toys for needy families in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties.
Tops and Martin's customers made donations to the program through coupons at checkout from Nov. 13 to Dec. 3.
Tops, one of four retail operating companies under Ahold USA, and a division of Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, Pa., currently operates 134 Tops Markets and five Martin's Super Food Stores. With almost 18,000 associates, Tops serves a three-state market area.
The money will purchase food, clothes, and toys for needy families in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties.
Tops and Martin's customers made donations to the program through coupons at checkout from Nov. 13 to Dec. 3.
Tops, one of four retail operating companies under Ahold USA, and a division of Giant Food Stores in Carlisle, Pa., currently operates 134 Tops Markets and five Martin's Super Food Stores. With almost 18,000 associates, Tops serves a three-state market area.


