President's Choice(R) Children's Charity kicks off customer campaign to help children in Atlantic Canada communities

    




 HALIFAX, Aug. 30, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ -  - Starting tomorrow until September 13, 2012, customers at participating Atlantic Superstore(®), Dominion(®*)nofrills(® )and SaveEasy(® )stores are encouraged to purchase $2 paper icons at store check-outs in  support of the President's Choice(®) Children's Charity campaign Lay Down a Toonie, Lift Up a Kid™.  The Charity supports children's health and wellness so Canadian  children can live to their full potential. 

 Atlantic Superstore(®), Dominion(®*)nofrills(® )and SaveEasy(® )are corporate and franchise banner stores of Loblaw Companies Limited.   As the primary charity supported by Loblaw, the President's Choice(® )Children's Charity focuses on children with disabilities and childhood  nutrition programs. 

 Last year in Atlantic Canada, President's Choice® Children's Charity granted more than $1.3 million to help over 57,000  students through 500 nutritional programs, and benefit more than 86  children with disabilities throughout the region. 

 "We thank our customers for their support in helping kids live to their  full potential," says Colin Nicolle, member of President's Choice® Children's Charity Board of Directors and vice president, Pricing and  Promotions, Atlantic Canada, Loblaw Companies Limited. "Atlantic  Canadians can feel good knowing that their donations will be used to  serve the needs of families and children in their very own  communities." 

 This customer campaign, one of many fundraising events in support of President's Choice(® )Children's Charity, is a national event held bi-annually at  participating Loblaw corporate and franchise stores.  This year the  goal is to raise $4.0 million; more than $2.3 million was raised  earlier this year towards the goal during the spring 2012 campaign. 

 In concert with the customer campaign, President's Choice(® )Children's Charity has refreshed its look, introduced a new tag-line Helping kids do anything™ and launched an online donation function at pc.ca/charity. The  Charity's new tagline underscores its commitment to helping kids live  to their full potential. While the Charity's familiar "sun" imagery  remains, the overall creative has been updated with a more modern feel  to better reflect the optimism and positive outcomes that result from  donations and grants. The new imagery will be featured on in-store  signage, and on a hundred transport trailers crossing the country. 

 Loblaw created President's Choice(®) Children's Charity to empower its store colleagues, franchisees and  their employees to support families in communities where the Company  has retail and store support locations and distribution centres. In  2011, President's Choice(®) Children's Charity proudly granted more than $13.3 million nationally,  supporting more than 4,000 nutrition programs and providing grants to  more than 1,800 families across the country whose children have  disabilities. 

 Making a Positive Difference in the Community is one of the five corporate social responsibility principles that shape  the way Loblaw conducts business. Fundraising initiatives in support of  President's Choice(®) Children's Charity is just one example of how Loblaw continues to be  active in communities on national, regional and local levels. This  includes a bi-annual national food drive to address hunger across  Canada, an ongoing relationship with WWF-Canada to mobilize Canada to  take environmental action and support to thousands of local charitable  organizations across the country. 

 For more information about President's Choice(® )Children's Charity and to apply for a grant please visit www.pc.ca/charity or call 1-866-996-9918. 

 *Newfoundland and Labrador only 

 About President's Choice(®) Children's Charity 

 President's Choice® Children's Charity is committed to helping children across Canada, with  a focus on children with disabilities and childhood nutrition.. The  cost of administration and operations of the Charity is funded by  Loblaw Companies Limited, ensuring that 100 per cent of every dollar  donated goes to helping kids The Charity offers funding across Canada  and dollars are granted in the region in which they are raised. Since  1989, the Charity has awarded more than $72 million, reaching more than  10,000 families and 4,000 nutrition programs. For more information on  the President's Choice® Children's Charity or to donate online, visit www.pc.ca/charity. 

 About Loblaw Companies Limited 

 Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is  Canada's largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore,  general merchandise and financial products and services. Loblaw is one  of the largest private sector employers in Canada. With more than 1,000  corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast, Loblaw and its  franchisees employ more than135,000 full-time and part-time employees.   Through its portfolio of store formats, Loblaw is committed to  providing Canadians with a wide, growing and successful range of  products and services to meet the everyday household demands of  Canadian consumers. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and  value of its food offering. It offers Canada's strongest control  (private) label program, including the unique President's Choice(®), no name(®) and Joe Fresh(®) brands. In addition, the Company makes available to consumers President's Choice Financial(®) services and offers the PC(® )points loyalty program. 


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CONTACT:  On behalf of the President's Choice(R) Children's Charity, formoreinformation please contact:Loblaw Public Relations Department905-459-2500 | [e-mail] 


    

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