Shopko '12 grants near $1 million

The Shopko Foundation, which has a store in Libby, has awarded grants totaling $981,000 during fiscal year 2012.  

The funds were awarded through the Foundation’s four grant programs — Community Charitable Grants, Green Bay Area Grants, Teammate Community Service Grants and Teammate and Family Scholarships.  

The Shopko Foundation has awarded grants totaling approximately $26 million in the last 33 years in the communities where Shopko does business. 

“Shopko views each community where we serve our customers as our ‘hometown,” said Mike Bettiga, Shopko interim CEO, executive vice president. “We appreciate the opportunity to serve these communities and strive to strengthen them through the Shopko Foundation’s support of charitable groups and activities that are important to the people who live and work there. We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and educational opportunities for our neighbors in all the communities where we serve and strive to make an impact through the Shopko Foundation.”

Through its Community Charitable Grant and Green Bay Area Grant Programs, the Shopko Foundation awards funds during the year to accredited schools and 501(c)(3) programs which promote the education and health of Shopko teammates and customers. The Community Charitable Grant Program awards funds to organizations or accredited schools in all communities where Shopko stores are located.