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Fonda-Fultonville the top winner in Price Chopper's "Tool for Schools"

It may not seem like much. You go online or fill out a form that credits your Price Chopper AdvantEdge card purchases to your school. Then week after week, you purchase your groceries—and so do your neighbors and your relatives. It all added up.

Your efforts paid off in a huge fashion when Price Chopper announced that Fonda-Fultonville Central School was the Grand Prize Winner based on Total Tape Value in the 2008-09 "Tools for Schools" promotion. The award is even more impressive considering that 3200 schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and New England competed for the prize.

Fonda-Fultonville Tools for Schools coordinator Robyn Rose, Superintendent Dr. James Hoffman, High School Principal Dave Halloran, and several students representing the district proudly accepted the award of 350,000 Bonus Value Tape Points during a special ceremony at the Johnstown Price Chopper on May 14. Store Co-Manager Karla Putman and Community Ambassador for Price Chopper Mark Autilio presented the group with an oversized check to mark the occasion. The points will be redeemed for valuable school supplies. The district had previously received a complete audio-visual package as one of the top 200 schools.

“This year FFCS received a ton of playground supplies for our elementary school, new microscopes for our middle school science program and several items including wireless presentation tablets, a camcorder and stereo system for our high school. These are all items that FFCS students would not have due to the current budget situation. On behalf of the students and staff at FFCS I would like to thank Price Chopper and all the shoppers who have designated Fonda Fultonville as their school to receive Tools for School points,” said Mrs. Rose

Residents will have the opportunity participate again in the 2009-2010 school year. New next year will be a 1,000-bonus-point-program. Any school that submits by e-mail to info@shoppercredit.com their “School Supply List” with their school code by September 30th earns 1,000 bonus points. Price Chopper wants to make sure parents and teachers get all the school supplies required by their school. Double points can be earned for all school supplies purchased at Price Chopper. Over 40,000 Tools for Schools parents shopped for school supplies at Price Chopper last year!

Based in Schenectady, NY, the Golub Corporation owns and operates over 100 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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