731 Pre-Emption Road, Geneva, New York 14456
35 North Street, Canandaigua, New York 14424
TODAY’S DATE: CONTACT:
November 9, 2005 Cheryl Coppola
Development Director
(585) 394-8178 x7264
Happiness House Exceeds the $1,000,000 Mark
Wegmans Food Markets recently awarded $25,000 to Happiness House to support the “Happiness is Helping” Capital Campaign. “As a business in the community, supporting organizations like Happiness House is embracing the importance of giving. As part of Wegmans philosophy, we set our goal to be the very best at serving the needs of our customers, and our community, which in turn, makes Wegmans a healthier place to work, and our community a healthier place to live,” said Linda Lovejoy, Wegmans Food Markets manager of community relations.
This generous gift will support Happiness House’s Capital Campaign, a $1.5 million campaign to support a new building project in Canandaigua and an expansion project at the Geneva facility, located at 731 Pre-Emption Road in Geneva. The overall cost of the building and expansion project is $3 million.
“We are very excited to have an opportunity to collaborate with such a well respected, highly reputable business like Wegmans Food Markets. Wegmans has always been very supportive of programs and services which benefit children and adults with disabilities in our communities,” said Mary Walsh Boatfield, executive director at Happiness House.
The generosity of Happiness House’s Board of Directors, the employees, families and the community has made this Capital Campaign goal attainable. Additional donors to the Capital Campaign include: The Golisano Foundation, Senator Dale Volker, The Rickey Foundation, Senator Michael Nozzolio, and Constellation Wines.
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 69-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland. The family-owned company, founded in 1916, is recognized as an industry leader and innovator. Wegmans has been named one of the 'Top 100 Companies to Work For' by Fortune Magazine for the last several years. In 2005, Wegmans ranked #1 on the list. For more information about Wegmans, visit www.wegmans.com.