HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09092008 - 2008-598 IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/598
SAVE MART
AND CONGRATULATING IT ON
BEING NAMED LABOR-to-LABOR's
2008 CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARDEE
WHEREAS, Save Mart Supermarkets started as one grocery store in Modesto in 1952, and now includes
nearly 250 stores in Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada; and
WHEREAS, Save Mart brands and stores include S-Mart Foods,Lucky, and FoodMaxx; and
WHEREAS, Save Mart runs major distribution centers in Lathrop, Merced, Turlock, Roseville and
Vacaville;and
WHEREAS, Save Mart has a long history of community caring andgiving back to the communities it
serves; and
WHEREAS, Save Mart's community contributions include Save Mart CARES, a 501 (c)(3) charitable
organization that gives to the arts, recreation, education, and sports; and Save Mart SHARES, a
card-based program where shoppers can support local organizations and agencies in the
humanities, arts,recreation, education, and sports; and
WHEREAS, Save Mart partners with the March of Dimes, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,
the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the City of Hope, and Keep California Beautiful; and
WHEREAS, Save Mart sponsors numerous charitable events and fundraisers in the communities it serves,
maintaining its tradition of supporting its neighborhoods;
NOW BE IT RESOLVED, that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors honors Save Mart for its
dedicated community commitment and partnership and congratulates it for being named the 2008
Labor-to-Labor Corporate Leadership Awardee.
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FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA GAYL . UILKEMA
strict I Supervisor District II Supervisor
\�_�r ff N. PIEPHO SUSAN A. BONILLA
istrrct III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action
taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
a baa !^ on the date shown:
ATF ESTED: September 9,2008
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T4 COUN DAVID TWA,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By� �/ � Deputy
Introduced by Supervisors Gioia and Bonilla, Districts I and IV