From:
FAIRWAY MARKET
Contact:
DKC Public Relations & Integrated Marketing Bruce Bobbins / 212 981 5190 Susan Graziano/ 212 981 5130 Gary Baronofsky/ 212 981 5140
FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 1, 2012 FAIRWAY MARKET TO DONATE PROCEEDS OF SALES FROM RED HOOK, PLAINVIEW, AND DOUGLASTON STORES TO OFFICER PETER FIGOSKI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ON JANUARY 5
Fairway Market, the iconic New York grocery and specialty food store, will honor the memory of fallen New York Police Department Officer Peter Figoski by donating 10% of all sales from its Red Hook, Plainview, and Douglaston locations from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, January 5 to the scholarship fund established in his memory at the New York City Police Foundation. “What Officer Figoski did to save other lives was heroism at its finest,” said Howard Glickberg, CEO of Fairway Market. “To be able to honor this heroism by participating in some small way to the well-being of his family is a privilege for all of us at Fairway. And we urge all our loyal customers to join with us in this initiative by coming out and shopping on January 5.” Officer Figoski was killed in the line of duty by a ruthless thug on Dec. 12 while aiding colleagues responding to a home invasion in Brooklyn. He left behind four teenage daughters – Christine, an undergraduate at SUNY Oneonta, Caitlyn, an undergraduate at SUNY Plattsburgh, and Caroline and Christine, both high school students in West Babylon, LI. To ensure that they not be deprived of pursuing their college educations and professional aspirations, the NY Police Foundation established The Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund. Nearly $1.7 million has been donated since the fund’s creation. Fairway’s Red Hook location is at 480-500 Van Brunt St. in Brooklyn; the Plainview store is at 50 Manetto Hill Mall on Long Island; and the Douglaston location is at 242-02 61st Ave. in Queens. For more information, visit www.fairwaymarket.com. ###