Hannaford's Awards Mahar $1,474.00

Athol/Orange Hannaford Store Manager Joe Goody announced today he would be presenting a check in the amount of $1,000 to Mike Baldassarre representing Mahar Regional on May 16 at noon at Hannaford Supermarket. The $1,000 education grant is being awarded to Mahar for raising the most dollars through the Hannaford Helps Schools program. In total, the school raised $1474.00

Under the terms of the program that ran from September 5 to December 5, shoppers could raise funds for local schools by purchasing participating products. This year, there were more than 900 eligible products, including Hannaford brand items and products from partners General Mills, Clorox, Heinz, Ocean Spray, Gorton's, Bush's Beans, Kellogg's, Bayer, McCains, New World, Coke, Hershey, Nestle Beverage, Purina, Tyson, Mott's and Welch's. More than 2,700 schools in five states participated in the program, raising more than $650,000 overall. In the 11 years since its inception, the Hannaford Helps Schools program has raised more than $6.75 million for participating schools.

There was no limit on the amount that could be raised by each school. Each store has awarded an additional $1,000 education grant to the one school registered with that store that raised the most funds. Mahar was Athol/Orange Hannaford’s education grant winner.

“On behalf of Hannaford, it gives me great pleasure to present this check to Mahar Regional,” said Store Manager Joe Goody “Hannaford is committed to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve, and I can’t think of a better way to do so then by investing in our local schools.”

About Hannaford Supermarkets

Hannaford Supermarkets, based in Scarborough, Maine, operates 176 stores and employs 27,000 associates in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Most Hannaford locations have full-service pharmacies and all stores feature Guiding Stars, the nation’s first storewide nutrition navigation system. For more information, visit www.hannaford.com.