For Immediate Release
In-Store Fundraising Campaign Kicks Off May 10
Modesto, Calif. – May 10, 2021 – The Save Mart Companies today announced that select Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores throughout the Central Valley are participating in this year’s fundraising campaign supporting Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera. The healthcare network also has outpatient centers in Modesto, Merced, Bakersfield and Visalia. Money raised funds vital research and lifesaving treatment initiatives for children and families in the local community.
“We are pleased to partner with Valley Children’s Hospital to support critical research and medical treatment for children and families in the communities we serve and are delighted to offer our shoppers the opportunity to support the pediatric hospital services that make a difference to so many young lives throughout the Central Valley,” said Hal Levitt, senior vice president of retail operations for The Save Mart Companies.
Starting May 10, Save Mart and FoodMaxx shoppers will have the opportunity to donate $2, $3, and $5 through coupons available at checkout stands. Once scanned, the donation will be added to their total grocery bill. Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores throughout the San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Tulare, Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tuolumne counties are participating in this year’s campaign. All proceeds will benefit Valley Children’s Hospital.
“Valley Children’s is honored to partner with an outstanding corporate citizen like The Save Mart Companies, whose legacy of supporting Valley Children’s spans more than 35 years,” said Robert Saroyan, president of Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation. “We are grateful for The Save Mart Companies’ commitment to this annual campaign, their employees’ extraordinary efforts to raise funds, and their customers’ generous support.”
Valley Children’s Healthcare is committed to ensuring the health and well-being of children by providing them with the highest level of care to 1.3 million children since their doors opened in 1952. With the vision to improve access for all children in the Central Valley, Valley Children’s Hospital has extended their pediatric specialty care services throughout the region. Children receive the specialized pediatric care they need closer to home through Valley Children’s Hospital, specialty care centers, satellite NICUs and partner locations.
Following is a list of Save Mart and FoodMaxx stores participating in the Valley Children’s Hospital Fundraiser:
| Save Mart | Atwater | 1701 Bellevue Rd |
| FoodMaxx | Bakersfield | 6300 White Lane |
| FoodMaxx | Bakersfield | 4128 Chester Ave |
| FoodMaxx | Bakersfield | 6465 Niles St. |
| FoodMaxx | Bakersfield | 4400 Ming Ave |
| FoodMaxx | Bakersfield | 9600 Hageman Rd |
| Save Mart | Ceres | 2920 East Whitmore Ave |
| Save Mart | Chowchilla | 1225 East Robertson Blvd |
| Save Mart | Clovis | 2179 Shaw Ave |
| Save Mart | Clovis | 1157 North Willow Ave |
| Save Mart | Clovis | 1835 Herndon Ave |
| FoodMaxx | Clovis | 1355 Shaw Ave |
| Save Mart | Coalinga | 275 West Forest Ave |
| Save Mart | Exeter | 1121 Visalia Rd |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 4041 East Ashlan Ave |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 2066 West Bullard Ave |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 7075 North Marks Ave |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 659 East Nees Ave |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 4043 West Clinton Ave |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 1107 East Champlain Dr. |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 4120 North West Avenue |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 6797 North Milburn Ave. |
| Save Mart | Fresno | 5750 North First St. |
| FoodMaxx | Fresno | 3241 West Shaw Ave. |
| FoodMaxx | Fresno | 5422 North Blackstone |
| FoodMaxx | Fresno | 1177 Fresno St. |
| FoodMaxx | Fresno | 5671 East Kings Canyon Rd |
| Save Mart | Hanford | 715 West Grangeville Blvd |
| Save Mart | Kingsburg | 909 Sierra St |
| Save Mart | Lemoore | 105 West Hanford-Armona Rd |
| Save Mart | Lindsay | 260 North Highways 65 |
| Save Mart | Los Banos | 1400 Mercy Springs Rd |
| Save Mart | Madera | 1143 Country Club Dr; 1504 Howard Rd |
| FoodMaxx | Merced | 150 West Olive Ave; 1300 West Olive Ave |
| Save Mart | Modesto | 2100 Standiford Ave |
| Save Mart | Modesto | 801 Oakdale Rd |
| FoodMaxx | Modesto | 2020 West Briggsmore Ave. |
| Save Mart | Modesto | 3601 Pelandale Ave |
| Save Mart | Oakdale | 1449 East F St |
| Save Mart | Patterson | 1035 Sperry Rd |
| Save Mart | Porterville | 900 West Henderson Ave |
| Save Mart | Reedley | 1580 East Manning Ave |
| Save Mart | Ripon | 1453 Goodwin Dr |
| Save Mart | Riverbank | 2237 Claribel Rd |
| Save Mart | Sonora | 130 West Stockton Rd |
| Save Mart | Sonora | 1045 Mono Way |
| Save Mart | Turlock | 1631 Lander Ave; |
| Save Mart | Turlock | 2595 Geer Rd |
| FoodMaxx | Turlock | 1845 Countryside Lane |
| Save Mart | Visalia | 1591 East Noble Ave |
| Save Mart | Visalia | 3615 West Noble Ave |
| Save Mart | Visalia | 5203 West Walnut Ave |
| Save Mart | Visalia | 5201 West Goshen Ave |
| FoodMaxx | Visalia | 1550 North Ben Maddox Way |
About The Save Mart Companies (TSMC)
The Save Mart Companies (TSMC) operates 203 stores throughout California and Northern Nevada under the banners Save Mart, Lucky California, Lucky, FoodMaxx, and MaxxValue Foods. In addition to its retail operation, TSMC also operates Smart Refrigerated Transport and is a partner in Super Store Industries (SSI), which owns and operates a distribution center in Lathrop and the Sunnyside Farms dairy processing plant in Turlock. For more information on the company, please visit: www.TheSaveMartCompanies.com.
Media contacts: Glodow Nead Communications at TSMCPR@glodownead.com