Safeway Earns Easter Seals' All-Time Top Corporate Partner Designation

In just one month, Safeway raised $8,824,141 through the April in-store fundraiser. Safeway employees also raised an additional $1.4 million through local market events, golf tournaments, galas and fundraisers -- bringing the company's 2009 grand total for Easter Seals services to $10.2 million.

Safeway's Impact on Families Living with Autism and Other Disabilities
"Ten million dollars can literally change the lives of thousands -- and it does," says James E. Williams, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Easter Seals. "Safeway's commitment to Easter Seals and the millions of families we serve runs far beyond the annual fundraising campaign -- it's business. Today, the company employs more than 10,000 adults with disabilities, giving many a career and a means to live independently."