Join Vons and Pavilions stores in West Los Angeles as they raise money during April for services provided by Easter Seals to local residents with disabilities. The month-long campaign takes place at stores in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Malibu where customers will be given the option at every check-out counter of making a contribution to Easter Seals Disability Services.
Donations help Easter Seals provide job training and employment opportunities, pre-school and after-school services, independent living options that keep people in their own homes instead of institutions, and services that help adults learn daily living and social skills that most of us take for granted. For more about Easter Seals services please visit www.SouthernCal.EasterSeals.com, or call 310-641-4884.
“Easter Seals Southern California has seen first-hand the positive impact of the money raised by Vons and Pavilions stores in the five years of this campaign,†says Mark Whitley, chief executive officer of Easter Seals Southern California. “With state budget cuts and belt-tightening for services to people with disabilities across California, their support is as important as ever.â€
In 2009, Vons raised over $1.4 million in support of Easter Seals Southern California. “Vons is a proud employer of many associates with disabilities and we want to ensure the good work of Easter Seals continues in this challenging economy,†says Daymond Rice, Vons director of public affairs and government relations. “We also know that Easter Seals Southern California consistently ranks among the most-efficient charities at serving people with disabilities. We are proud to support their efforts in our community.â€
For more on the Vons/Pavilions charity campaign for Easter Seals contact Marianne Tomich at 323-330-0160.
About Vons, a Safeway Company www.Vons.com
Vons is a division of Safeway, Inc., a Fortune 50 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, based on 2009 sales of $40.8 billion. Safeway operates 1,725 stores in the United States and western Canada, 290 of which are in southern California and southern Nevada that operate under the Vons and Pavilions banners. The company supports a broad range of charitable and community programs and in 2009, donated more than $250 million to important causes such as cancer research, education and hunger relief.
About Easter Seals
Easter Seals Southern California is a leading non-profit organization with more than 50 locations providing creative solutions to help thousands of adults and children living with autism and other disabilities find and keep employment, live in their own homes and not institutions, learn daily living and social skills most of us take for granted, and access pre-school and after-school services. Learn more about Easter Seals at www.SouthernCal.EasterSeals.com.
