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This is Lane Beattie of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
Smith's Food and Drug Stores recently released its 2012 Report to the Community, which highlights 10 million dollars worth of cash and products donated to more than 22-hundred nonprofit organizations spanning seven western states. This total includes 4-point-2 million dollars contributed to 983 schools and nonprofit charities in Utah.
Smith's charitable giving program known as "Neighbor to Neighbor" provided an average donation of near 75-thousand dollars per store location throughout Smith's seven western states of operation.
Smith's assistance is primarily focused in the following areas: fighting hunger, supporting K-12 education, children's hospitals, promoting women's health (primarily breast cancer), the development of minorities and women, as well as support for local grassroots organizations.
Smith's is a division of the Kroger Company, one of the nation's largest retail grocers. From its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Smith's manages 131 stores and 75 fuel centers throughout Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, northern Arizona and southern Idaho.
This is Lane Beattie for KSL News Radio.
