Croton ShopRite Customers Help Raise $150,000 for Children's Hospital

ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. (SRS) recently presented a check for $150,000 to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network.

The funds were raised over a period of more than three weeks last November, during which ShopRite stores throughout Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties collected donations at checkout and hosted in-store activities and events during the month of November to raise funds.

ShopRite stores that participated in the fundraiser included Bedford, Carmel, Chester, Cortlandt, Croton, Ellenville, Fishkill, Greenway, Kingston, Liberty, Middletown, Monroe, Montague, Montgomery, Monticello, Newburgh, New Rochelle, New Paltz, Scarsdale, Poughkeepsie, Thornwood, Tuckahoe, Vails Gate, Wallkill, Warwick and White Plains.

PHOTO: From left, Tom Urtz, vice president of operations, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.; Megan Castiglione, shopper advocate, ShopRite of Vails Gate; Vinnie Calabrese, shopper advocate, ShopRite of Middletown; Cathy Grisanti, shopper advocate, ShopRite of New Rochelle; Ryan Powers, shopper advocate, ShopRite of Croton; Meredith Buono, manager of marketing & community relations, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital; and Sharbari Bose Kamat, assistant manager of marketing & community relations, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital/contributed