Contributed
The Sammamish Safeway store held a ceremony April 23 to recognize recipients of its eScrip program, which donates a portion of qualifying Safeway Club Card purchases to local schools for various materials and programs.
The Sammamish Safeway helped raise more than $17,000 in 2014 at four schools in the Lake Washington School District — $10,057 to the Inglewood Middle School PTSA, $1,208 to the McAuliffe Elementary School PTSA, $2,663 to the Mead Elementary School PTSA and $3,240 to the Eastlake Wolves Football Association.
Volunteer coordinators from each school put in countless hours toward their eScrip program to make them successful. Safeway Club Card holders can participate in the program online at www.escrip.com/safewaystores.
The eScrip program has raised more than $300 million for schools and education across the country since 1999.
Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Sammamish Safeway Assistant Store Manager Matt Dalton, Mark Whitley (Eastlake football) and Jacob Kaufman (Eastlake football). Back row, left to right, are Deanna Carter (McAuliffe PTSA), Suzy Khendry (Mead PTSA), Jana Lovell (Mead PTSA), Lisa Nelson (Eastlake football boosters), Nancy Colburn (Inglewood PTSA) and Jennifer Rogers (Inglewood PTSA).