DLA For Sunday 053010

A Huge Private Corporation. Evil? Nope.

Hey folks,

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. A day where we set aside a few moments to remember and Honor those that have paid the Ultimate Price, giving their Lives for this Great Country. Our Brave Men and Women of the Armed Services.

Now it's pretty common, anywhere you go today, or tomorrow morning, you will find all kinds of sales on Meat, Charcoal, BBQ Sauce, Soda, Beer, ETC. But one Supermarket that you may go to will make an announcement at 3 pm, reminding all in the Store WHY this day is so important.

Stater Bros. Supermarkets to Participate in National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On Memorial Day this year, all 167 Stater Bros. Supermarkets will participate in the "National Moment of Remembrance." At exactly 3 p.m. on Monday, May 31, every Stater Bros. Store Manager will make an announcement to all the customers and employees who are inside the supermarket at that time to pause for 60 seconds to honor those Americans who have died for the freedoms we all enjoy.

Established by Congress in 2000, the White House Commission on Remembrance encourages Americans to remember those who died in service to our country through acts of remembrance throughout the year. This commission sponsors the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day to promote national unity.

Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. stated, "Memorial Day was originally established to commemorate America's fallen men and women. Stater Bros. would like to do our part to remind our customers and employees that this is still a sacred and noble holiday and a time when we can all connect as Americans."

Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County, with annual sales in 2009 of $3.77 billion. The Company currently operates 167 Supermarkets, and there are over 19,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family. Last year, Stater Bros. donated more than $14 million in support of nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves and is the proud recipient of the "2010 Community Service Award" from America's Supermarket Industry.

STATER BROS. MARKETS...SERVING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILIES FOR OVER 74 YEARS

Makes me want to live in California. Congratulations Jack H. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Stater Bros., you are the winner of the Display of Logic Award for this Week. I'm happy to see that you want to take 60 seconds out of your busy day, just to remind everyone about the Importance of this day. You Sir. are a true Patriot. Thank you.

Oh, and I'm sure they have some of those great sales going on as well. {Smile}
Peter