Pathmark Raises over $250,000 for Hurricane Katrina Relief Funds to Be Distributed Through the American Red Cross

Pathmark Stores (Nasdaq:PTMK)announced today that it had
completed its fundraising outreach campaign for those impacted by
Hurricane Katrina. Over $250,000 was contributed by customers and
Pathmark to provide relief in the Gulf Coast. In addition, Pathmark
also donated bottled water through the New Jersey National Guard and
disposable diapers to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, an
affiliate of America's Second Harvest. Numerous Pathmark locations
were utilized as collection points for product donations in
cooperation with several local food banks in New York and New Jersey,
and Pathmark associates volunteered time afterward to help the local
agencies sort and pack product for shipment.
   "On behalf of Pathmark, I wish to thank our customers and
associates for their generous support in assisting those whose lives
were impacted by Hurricane Katrina," stated Pathmark's CEO, John
Standley. "The response from all those who helped is exemplarily. The
generosity of not only contributing monetarily, but volunteering time
to assist in the shipment of product truly speaks to the compassion
that is felt."
   As previously announced, Pathmark will be sending the funds raised
to the American Red Cross.
   Pathmark is a major supermarket chain, operating 142 stores in the
New York-New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.