SAFE KIDS of Magic Valley Receives Grant from Fred Meyer Foundation

Date:  September 9, 2005   

SAFE KIDS of the Magic Valley, an affiliation of Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, announced today it has received a community grant totaling $500.00 from The Fred Meyer Foundation. The money will be used to purchase car seats, bike helmets, knee and elbow pads and booster seats to be used in the eight-county area of the Magic Valley that the organization serves.

“The Fred Meyer Foundation and it’s Advisory Committee Members were particularly impressed by the successful track record of SAFE KIDS of the Magic Valley and its programs,” Glynda Brockhoff, Philanthropy Coordinator for Fred Meyer and The Fred Meyer Foundation, said. “We hope this community grant will help SAFE KIDS of the Magic Valley continue the important work it is doing to enhance the welfare of the community. We are proud to be part of the Twin Falls community and are committed to helping where we can.”

The Foundation’s community grant program is driven by 29 local Advisory committees made up of local Fred Meyer associates who research nonprofit organizations in their communities and then award community grants. “These grants are the result of true community efforts involving both our associates through our annual Employee Giving Campaign and our customers through the contribution they make in our stores using the “Make Change Count” coin boxes and scan cards at the check stands. The dollars collected through these employee and store efforts are combined and then allocated by the Advisory committees as community grants in the four western states where we have stores,” Brockhoff said.

The Fred Meyer Foundation assists nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping children and reducing hunger in communities served by 129 Fred Meyer stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Fred Meyer is a division of The Kroger Co., which is one of the nation’s largest food retailers. The Fred Meyer Foundation has awarded grants totaling over $4 million since it began in December 1998. 

For more information about the Fred Meyer Foundation call 1-800-858-9202, ext. 5605.

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(News Editors: For more information contact: Page Geske, Magic Valley SAFE KIDS Director at 208-737-2432.)