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We want to thank District 64, led by Annette Bright and her team of Operation Specialists, along with Store Director, Geoff Baker, and his team at Safeway #1615 for a wonderful act of compassion and teamwork. In the wake of the tragic shooting that took place on March 25th in Boulder, CO, and at the request of the Salvation Army, area associates prepared, packaged and loaded hundreds of sandwiches and breakfast items to support the Boulder Emergency Operations Center, Incident Command Center and Family Assistance Center for surviving family members. Associates at surrounding Safeway stores (2910, 2911 and 0920) also joined store 1615 to help provide meals and coordinate distribution. Over six days, associates rearranged their schedules and worked many hours to prepare more than 1600 meals, including breakfast and lunch, for local law enforcement officers on the day of Officer Eric Talley’s funeral.
Nicole Kalil, the lead pharmacist at Safeway in Phoenix, AZ, was recently recognized by friends, co-workers, and customers for her hard work and kindness. Thank you azfamily 3TV CBS 5 for celebrating Nicole. We are thrilled she's part of the Albertsons Companies team! #PayItForward
Wishing everyone a happy and colorful Holi! 🌈 Holi is the Hindu Festival of Colors and celebrates the end of winter, the blossoming of spring, the joys of love and the victory of good over evil. On this day, people meet with others to play, laugh, forgive and celebrate! We love celebrating #Holi with our team and look forward to celebrating together again soon.
Congratulations to Codi Arnold, Store Director at Safeway #1762 in Woodland, WA, for being named Employee of the Year by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce! Codi is incredibly involved with his community, volunteering with his team at the local food bank, fundraising for many hyper-local causes, partnering on various projects with the City of Woodland and supporting his local library in its fundraising efforts annually. In early 2020, Codi linked a local paper manufacturer with Safeway, securing toilet paper for stores in the Portland division at a time when there was a paper shortage. Codi also worked hard to keep his store open during snow and ice storms to ensure customers had adequate access to much needed supplies. You are a shining example of ownership and compassion in action, Codi. Congratulations on receiving such a tremendous honor! You deserve it and we are grateful to be on your team!
Join Safeway and members of our associate resource group, Women's Inspiration & Inclusion Network (WIIN), in the International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge campaign! Choose to call out gender bias and inequity, seek out and celebrate women’s achievements and work together to help create an inclusive world. Raise your hand high, snap a photo of your Choose to Challenge pose and post to social using #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021. Don’t forget to tag @albertsonscompanies and share what you’re choosing to challenge in 2021 and beyond!
To celebrate Black History Month, Sharon Hall, Albertsons Companies Vice President, Strategic Sourcing - Center of Excellence & Corporate and Shared Services, highlights what this month means to her: "It's about remembering and honoring the talented, courageous, bold pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes who overcame obstacles and persevered in tough times; many who used their gifts and talents to promote equality and human rights, and those who lost their lives in the fight, who simply wanted to be free; and many who contributed to the modernization of this country, yet their labor not acknowledged or credited to them; I am grateful for their sacrifices, tenacity, and strength which paved the way to my current and future possibilities as a Black American."
We are committed to working towards achieving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream with contributions of $1M to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and $500K to the The National Urban League, and have committed an additional $3.5M to supporting social justice and equity efforts in our country. Learn more about how you can help these organizations at naacpldf.org and nul.org.
Safeway has donated thousands of turkeys over the past 10 years to the Denver Rescue Mission for their annual turkey drive/holiday meal. Each year Denver Rescue Mission collects more than 15,000 birds – this year is more important than ever with many families facing homelessness and food insecurities. Working together, we can make a difference.
We're excited to offer another contactless fulfillment option for our customers! Albertsons Companies is piloting e-commerce pickup lockers at select Jewel-Osco and Safeway supermarkets. Chris Rupp, EVP & Chief Customer & Digital Officer at Albertsons Companies shared, “Contactless PickUp through our state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled lockers makes it even easier to shop with us." Learn more about our PickUp option and let us know your thoughts!
Thanks to the generosity of our customers, the Albertsons Companies Foundation’s #NourishingNeighbors community relief fund raised a record $9.3 million to provide healthy breakfasts for children in need. The customer donations were made during the month of September at store checkstands across the country. Each store has partnered with a local charity that will use the donations to fund healthy breakfasts for children in their community. Learn more about Albertsons Companies commitment to hunger relief: https://bit.ly/32xpdJB
