Friends of Easter Seals

Hello Easter Seals Virginia staff, Board members, Ambassadors and their families and friends of Easter Seals,

We are getting ready for our Food Lion, Bottom Dollar and Bloom food store kick off. We want to make sure everyone knows the details, and to reach out to all of you for your support.  There are 297 stores that will be supporting Easter Seals Virginia this year.

Here are the details:

Date:  2/13- 3/11

Program#1- All stores will be selling Hang Tags at the checkout for $1. This will be added to the customer’s grocery bill if they choose.

Program#2- In-Store Kraft Coupon Promotion- Kraft will donate $3 to Easter Seals and customers can save $3 off their grocery bill by purchasing 3 Kraft brands. The coupons are available at the store, and also on our web-site www.va.easterseals.com

Program#3- General Mills Cereals- This is a call-out to support Easter Seals by purchasing a hang tag at the register. The front boxes on their cereal brands will state “Give a Little, Change a Life” Support Easter Seals.

Locations:

Food Lion Stores-    Easter Seals Virginia covers everything except stores north in Fredericksburg and all above. That area goes to out Maryland affiliate.

Bloom Stores- Easter Seals Virginia

Bottom Dollar Stores- Easter Seals Virginia

Support needs

Please forward this e-mail to your family, friend’s co-workers etc. to please shop there and support Easter Seals Virginia!

A thank you goes a long ways! please make a point to stop in and say thank you to the store manager and their team. Let them know how you are affiliated with Easter Seals Virginia.

Some of the locations are pretty far away and we wanted to reach out to see if anyone has clients, family or friends that could help us in these locations by stopping by.

Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Marion, Richlands, North Tazwell, Bristol and Winchester. Please e-mail me if you can help.

The development team will be visiting stores over the next month to say thank you, and to leave a one page information sheet about Easter Seals Virginia programs. If you would like a copy, please let us know and we can e-mail you one.

Please call or e-mail me with any questions.

We thank you all for your support!

Sincerely,

Irene  Williamson, Director of Development

Easter Seals Virginia