Stop & Shop presented a check for just under $22K to Staten Island's St. Charles School, through its A+ School Rewards Program.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Stop & Shop presented a check for just under $22,000 to St. Charles School, Oakwood, Friday, for its participation in the supermarket's 2016-2017 A+ School Rewards Program.
The donation is the largest contribution being made to a metro-area school.
Mike Handerhan, manager of the Oakwood store, located at 2754 Hylan Blvd., within walking distance of the school, presented the check to St. Charles principal J.C. Kiernan and Sister Jeanine Conlon, former principal, who has spearheaded the school's involvement in the A+ School Rewards Program over the years.
St. Charles will use the donation to maintain affordable tuition and to equip its small "blended learning" class groups with Chromebooks and iPad Minis.
Stop & Shop also made a donation of just over $8,500 to St. Clare's School, Great Kills, through the A+ School Rewards Program.
The A+ School Rewards Program allows schools to earn funds to support school programs and enrichment activities every time a customer makes a purchase using their Stop & Shop loyalty card. Stop & Shop customers can designate up to two schools to benefit from their purchases.
This year Stop & Shop distributed more than $890,000 to more than 1,400 schools in the New York metro area.