Pathmark to Receive USDA's First Golden Grocer Hunger Champions Award; Press Conference on Saturday, September 9th Will Kick Of
05 September 2006 - 4:46PM
Business Wire
Pathmark Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTMK). The USDA's Food and Nutrition
Service will present its first Golden Grocer Hunger Champions Award
to Pathmark Stores, Inc. that recognizes the company's
encouragement for participation in the Food Stamp Program. The
award also acknowledges efforts made to improve service to food
stamp recipients, identifying low income, potentially eligible
customers and for promoting healthy eating habits. The award will
be presented at an 11:00 a.m. press conference at Pathmark's store
located in North Philadelphia, at the intersection of Broad Street
and Glenwood Avenue. The press conference will also serve to kick
off the 5th Annual Healthy Philadelphia Nutrition Fair, which will
run to 3:00 p.m. The free outreach event combines the private
sector with non-profit organizations and government agencies in an
effort to provide health screenings, nutritional counseling,
information on government assistance programs, and product sampling
to the public. In addition, potential food stamp recipients can be
pre-screened to determine eligibility in the program. Those clients
who are viable candidates, may continue to formally apply for this
form of government aid in the privacy afforded inside Broad Street
Pathmark that same day. Organizations that will be present at the
event include: The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger,
the Child Nutrition and School Meals division of the Food and
Nutrition Service, Temple University's Student Nurse Association
and Department of Public Health, Pennsylvania's Department of Aging
(Medicare Part D), the Pennsylvania Women Infants and Children
Program (WIC), the Philadelphia County Department of Public
Assistance, the Social Security Administration, and the Pathmark
Pharmacy Department. NBC Today's weekend expert on fruits and
vegetables, Produce Pete, will also appear at the fair. Clarence
Carter, Deputy Administrator of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service,
who will present the award to Pathmark said, "The Golden Grocer
Hunger Champion Award recognizes the outstanding achievements and
creative ideas used by authorized retailers in the Food Stamp
Program in the areas of customer service, outreach and nutrition
education. Pathmark has shown exemplary leadership in these areas.
We are pleased to partner with Pathmark in our efforts to ensure
that everyone who is eligible knows about the nutritional benefits
of the Food Stamp Program and is able to access benefits with
dignity and respect." Commenting on receiving the Golden Grocer
Award, Pathmark's Director of Public Affairs, Rich Savner stated,
"Pathmark is very proud to be the first retailer in the country to
receive this acknowledgement. The success of our outreach could not
be accomplished without the participation of the non-profit and
government sectors. Healthy Philadelphia is a great example of the
many benefits a community can realize when various organizations
collaborate and focus on a common goal." Pathmark Stores, Inc. is a
regional supermarket operating 141 stores primarily in the New
York-New Jersey and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas.
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