Carmel ShopRite Top Fundraiser For Annual Veterans Relief Drive

CARMEL, NY — ShopRite's annual Veterans Fundraising Campaign at 36 stores in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania raised a total of $700,966 to benefit local veterans organizations, and the Carmel store was the top fundraiser.

“We’re proud to announce that our annual campaign raised more than $700,000 to benefit local veterans and their families,” said Steve Savas, president, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wakefern Food Corp. “During this season of giving we would like to extend a sincere thank you to our generous customers, associates and vendors who give back each year to support our veterans campaign. This initiative is close to our hearts and it’s our way to recognize the important sacrifices our veterans have made.”

The ShopRite stores operated by SRS collected donations and organized fundraising events including raffles, barbecues, bingo events and more, with all proceeds from each event directly benefitting veterans organizations.

More than $7 million has been raised since the campaign’s inception 14 years ago.

The top five fundraising stores include: ShopRite of Carmel, ShopRite of Croton, ShopRite of Chester, ShopRite of Fishkill and ShopRite of Westfall Town Center.

Raising more than $54,000 this year, ShopRite of Carmel and staff were honored with a dedicated flag at Putnam County’s Row of Honor on Veterans Day.

The $700,000 raised during the entire campaign will be divided among local veterans organizations including the Committee for Families of War Veterans, Hudson Valley Honor Flight, Orange County Veterans Food Pantry, Montrose Food Pantry, Vet2Vet, My Brother Vinny and the Tri-County Council for Vietnam Era War Veterans.

The list of ShopRite stores that contributed includes: in Dutchess County: ShopRite of Fishkill, ShopRite of Lagrangeville, ShopRite of North Rd. & Winslow Gate Rd. and ShopRite of Poughkeepsie; in Orange County: ShopRite of Chester, ShopRite of Dolson Ave., ShopRite of Wallkill in Middletown, ShopRite of Monroe, ShopRite of Montgomery, ShopRite of Vails Gate, and ShopRite of Warwick; in Putnam County: ShopRite of Carmel; in Ulster County: ShopRite of Ellenville, ShopRite of Kingston, and ShopRite of New Paltz; in Westchester County: ShopRite of Bedford, ShopRite of Cortlandt, ShopRite of Croton, ShopRite of New Rochelle, ShopRite of Scarsdale, ShopRite of Thornwood, ShopRite of Greenway Plaza, ShopRite of Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers and ShopRite of White Plains.