SCHENECTADY, NY (05/08/2009)(readMedia)--

As school bells rang and school buses hit the road last fall, Price Chopper continued efforts to stock the shelves of schools with the latest technology through its seventh "Tools for Schools" program. Parents, friends and neighbors were encouraged to take part in this innovative, grassroots program by using their Price Chopper AdvantEdge card to help schools rack up credits that will enable them to acquire new equipment and educational materials. As an extra incentive this year, the top 200 schools received a FREE Califone Wireless Presentation Pro System.

There were two Grand Prizes of 350,000 Bonus Tape Value Points. Top school based on Total Tape Value was Fonda Fultonville School, located in Fonda, New York. St. Mary's School located in Lee, MA., received the top prize in the Greatest Tape Value to Student Ratio Winner category.

The Grand Prize of 350,000 Bonus Tape Value Points - "Greatest Tape Value to Student Ratio Winner"

Date: Friday, May 15th

Time: 10:00am

What: Check presentation

Location: Lee Price Chopper

88 West Park St.

Lee, MA.

Store Manager: Jim Collins

Attendees include:

Linda Winters, Tools for Schools Coordinator

Joan Davis, School Principal

Local Students

"We at St. Mary's are so excited to be a Grand Prize winner in Price Chopper's "Tools For Education". We very much appreciate this Price Chopper program. With Price Chopper's help and that of family and friends we have been able to supply our students and teachers with much needed equipment; gym equipment, overhead projector, CD players, art supplies and much more.

Thank you Price Chopper!!!!

Students and Faculty of St. Mary's School

New for 2009-2010 school year will be a 1,000 bonus point program. Any school that submits by e-mail to info@shoppercredit.com their "School Supply List" with their school code by September 30th earns 1,000 bonus points. Price Chopper wants to make sure parents and teachers get all the school supplies required by their school. Double points can be earned for all school supplies purchased at Price Chopper. Over 40,000 Tools for Schools Parents shopped for school supplies at Price Chopper last year!

Based in Schenectady, NY, the Golub Corporation owns and operates over 100 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The family-owned company prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service, and cooperative employee relations. Golub's approximately 24,000 associates collectively own 51% of the company's privately held stock. For additional information, visit www.pricechopper.com.

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For more information, contact Barbara L. Page, Community & Public Relations Manager at

(518) 379-1294.

Posted Friday May 08, 2009 at 09:00 am by Price Chopper