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                        NGA GROCERS CARE AWARDS

 Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I wish to bring to the attention 
of the Senate the community contribution of the American independent 
retail grocers and their wholesalers.
  In past years, through the celebration of National Grocers Week, the 
House and Senate have recognized the important role these businesses 
play in our economy. The week of June 19-25, 1994, commemorates the 
eighth year that National Grocers Week has been observed by the 
industry to encourage and recognize grocers' leadership in private 
sector initiatives. Across the Nation, community grocers, through 
environmental initiatives, political involvement, and charitable 
support, demonstrate and build on the cornerstone of this great 
country--the entrepreneurial spirit.
  In this annual celebration, the National Grocers Association [NGA] 
and the Nation honor outstanding independent retail and wholesale 
grocers, their State association executives and food industry 
manufacturers for their community leadership with NGA's Grocers Care 
Awards.
  Grocers Care recognizes the involvement of the entire food industry 
in community and civic programs: Retail grocers, wholesalers, and 
manufacturers. A sampling of the exemplary contributions includes:
  Charitable support for national programs such as Grocers Fight 
Cancer, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Alert, the 
National Red Cross;
  Political involvement by supporting voter registration campaigns and 
participation in local, State, and national councils such as the White 
House Conference on Small Business;
  Support for education and the performing arts through contributions 
of time, funds, and buildings and percentage of sales donations for 
reading programs to fight illiteracy, scholarships, and computers for 
students' programs.
  Community involvement by supporting programs to shelter and feed the 
homeless; fitness activities, sports teams and tournaments, Boy Scouts 
and Girl Scouts, Second Harvest, and senior citizen assistance;
  Providing a leadership role in building a clean America from the 
environmental commitments of the manufacturer and packager to recycling 
initiatives at the retail stores. Grocers actively support and sponsor 
environmental campaigns in support of the Keep America Beautiful 
Program.


                      grocers care award honorees

  The Grocers Care theme will prevail during the NGA Washington 
Conference activities beginning Sunday, June 20, in Washington, DC. 
Representatives from companies, organizations, and associations around 
the United States will be honored. These honorees include:
  Arkansas: Jerry Davis, Affiliated Foods Southwest, Little Rock;
  California: Everett Dingwell, Certified Grocers of California, Los 
Angeles; Donald Kaplan, Bonfare Market, Danville;
  Colorado: Harold Kelloff, Kelloff's Food Market, Alamosa; Don 
Stroberg, Don's Super Foods, Inc., Eaton;
  Florida: Donald Kolvenbach, Affiliated of Florida, Tampa; Lorena 
Jaeb, Pick Kwik Food Stores, Mango;
  Georgia: Zack Hinton, Zack's Properties, McDonough;
  Idaho: Ronald McIntire, Ron's Thrift Stores, Hayden Lake; Jack 
Strahan, Super 1 Foods, Hayden Lake; William Long, Waremart, Inc., 
Boise;
  Illinois: John Sullivan, J.B. Sullivan, Savanna; Richard Bellettini, 
Bellettini Foods, Coal City; Nick Andrew, Streator Foods, Inc., 
Streator;
  Indiana: Larry Contos, Pay Less Super Markets, Anderson;
  Iowa: Kevin Fichter, Prices-R-Rite, Sidney;
  Kansas: Douglas Carolan, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City;
  Kentucky: Bruce Chestnut, Laurel Grocery Company, East Bernstadt; 
Thomas Litzler, Remke's Market, Covington; Kenneth Techau, Techau Inc., 
Cynthiana; Frank Hinton, D&T Foods, Murray; Ronald L. Swogger, 
Paramount Foods, Inc., Louisville; James Higdon, Higdon's Foodtown's 
IGA, Lebanon;
  Louisiana: Ferdie Barbier, Big B Supermarket, Belle Rose; Anthony 
Rouse, Jr., Rouse Supermarkets, Thibodaux; Hillar Moore, Associated 
Grocers, Baton Rouge; Barry Breaux, Breaux Mart, Metairie; Joseph H. 
Campbell, Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge; Ernie A. Matherne, 
Longview Enterprises, Inc., Paulina;
  Maine: Donald Chalmers, Down East Energy, Brunswick; John Buck, 
Andy's Handy Store, Yarmouth; Frank Frisbee, Frisbee Supermarkets, 
Kittery Point;
  Michigan: Robert DeYoung, Sr., Fulton Heights Foods, Grand Rapids; 
Patrick Quinn, Spartan Stores, Grand Rapids; Ruthann Shull, Busch's 
Valu Land, Ann Arbor; Richard Glidden, Hardings Market, Kalamazoo; 
Parker T. Feldpausch, Feldpausch Food Centers, Hastings;
  Minnesota: Stephan B. Barlow, Sr., Barlow Foods, Rochester; Dan 
Coborn, Coborn's, Inc., St. Cloud; William Farmer, Fairway Foods, 
Bloomington; Gordon Anderson, Gordy's, Plymouth; Alfred Flaten, Nash 
Finch Co., Minneapolis; Jonathan Seltzer, SUPERVALU; Doug Clements, 
Doug's Superfair Foods, Menomonie; Keith Johanneson, Bemidji; Elliott 
and Dennis Christenson, Elden's Super Fair Foods; Fred Angell, Angell 
Foods, Iron River;
  Missouri: John Lottes, Rozier's Mercantil, Perryville; Charles 
Murfin, Ozark Supermarket, Inc.;
  Nebraska: John Hanson, Sixth Street Food Stores, North Platte; Virgil 
Froehlich, Affiliated Foods Cooperative, Norfolk; Harlan Prauner, 
Affiliated Foods Cooperative;
  Nevada: Joey Scolari, Scolari's Warehouse Markets, Reno;
  New Hampshire: Charles Butson, Butson's Supermarkets, Woodsville; 
Martin Kashulines, the Cracker Barrel, Hopkinton;
  New Jersey: Mark Laurenti, Shop-Rite of Pennington, Hamilton Square; 
Dean Janeway, Wakefern Food Corp., Edison; William Sumas, Village 
Supermarkets, Inc.;
  New Mexico: Joseph DiGregorio, California Supermarkets, Gallup;
  New York: Walter D'Agostino, D'Agostino Supermarkets, Larchmont;
  North Dakota: Wallace Joersz, Bill's Super Valu, Mandan; Dalles 
Krause, Krause Super Valu, Hazen; Marvin Erdmann, SUPERVALU INC., 
Bismarck; Stephen Barlow, Miracle Mart, Minot;
  Ohio: Walter Churchill, Sr., Churchill's Super Markets, Sylvania; 
Ronald Graff, Columbiana Foods, Boardman; Dale Conklin, Scrivner, Inc., 
Columbus; Joseph McAndrew, Columbiana Foods, Inc., Boardman;
  Oklahoma: Tom Goodner, Goodner's Supermarket, Duncan; John Redwine 
II, John's IGA, Spiro; Bill Johnson, Johnson Foods, Muskogee; Maurice 
Box, Box Foods Stores, Tahlequah; Gary Nichols, Nichols SuperThrift, 
Checotah; Craig Puckett, Puckett's Food Stores, Sayre; Brenda Graham, 
Bill's Discount Foods, Tulsa;
  Oregon: Alan Jones, United Grocers, Portland;
  Pennsylvania: Christopher Michael, Associated Wholesalers, Robesonia; 
Anthony Genuardi, Genuardi Supermarkets, Inc.;
  Tennessee: H. Dean Dickey, Giant Foods, Columbia; D. Edward McMillan, 
K-VA-T Foodstores, Knoxville;
  Texas: R.A. Brookshire, Brookshire Brothers, Lufkin; Gerald Miller, 
SUPER VALU Stores, Houston;
  Utah: G. Steven Allen, Allen's Super Save Markets, Orem; Kenneth 
Macey, Macey's, Salt Lake City;
  Vermont: Michael Murphy, Shop & Save Food Markets, Johnsbury; Douglas 
A. Tschorn, Wayside Country Store, Arlington; Sonny Gates, C&S Beverage 
& Dairy, Wilmington;
  Virginia: Gene Bayne, Gene's Super Market, Richmond; Walter Grant, 
Camellia Food Stores, Norfolk; Jack Smith, K-VA-T Food Stores, Grundy; 
Steven Smith, K-VA-T Food Stores, Abingdon; Donald Bennett, Richfood, 
Inc., Richmond;
  West Virginia: David Milne, Morgan's Foodland, Kingwood;
  Wisconsin: Dean Erickson, Erickson's Diversified, Hudson; Gerald 
Lestina, Roundy's Inc., Milwaukee; Gail Omernick, Copps Distributing 
Co., Stevens Point; Ronald Lusic, Godfrey Co., Waukesha;
  The following State associations are instrumental in coordinating 
information relative to the community service activities of their 
members:
  Alabama Grocers Association; Retail Grocers Association of Arizona; 
California Grocers Association; Food Industry Association Executives, 
Las Cruces; Retail Grocers Association of Florida; Illinois Food 
Retailers Association; Iowa Grocers Association; Kentucky Grocers 
Association; Louisiana Grocers Association; Maine Grocers Association; 
Mid-Atlantic Food Dealers Association; Mid-America Grocers Association; 
Minnesota Grocers Association; Missouri Grocers Association; New 
Hampshire Retail Grocers Association; New Jersey Food Council; New 
Mexico Grocers Association; North Carolina Food Dealers Association; 
North Dakota Grocers Association; East Central Ohio Food Dealers 
Association; Ohio Grocers Association; Square Deal Association; 
Youngstown Area Grocers Association; Oklahoma Grocers Association; 
Association of Oregon Food Industries; Pennsylvania Food Merchants 
Association; Rocky Mountain Food Dealers Association; Gulf Coast 
Grocery Association of Texas; Texas Food Industry Association; Utah 
Food Industry Association; Vermont Grocers Association; Wisconsin 
Grocers Association.
  Manufacturers: McCormick & Co., Inc.; Kraft General Foods; Discover 
Card Services; Gerber Products Co.; Coca-Cola Foods; Georgia-Pacific 
Corp.; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.; General Mills, Inc.; Lever Brothers 
Co.; Kellogg U.S.A. Inc.; Nestle Food Co.; VISA U.S.A.; the Pillsbury 
Co.; Thomas J. Lipton Co.; Borden, Inc.

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