Peter’s Stocking Winner and Holiday T-Bill Donation Days Results

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Peter’s Stocking winner Leighton Busby, age 5, with Ann Cheney and Alex Stewart

Five year old Leighton Busby was the happy winner of this year’s Peter’s Stocking drawing. In the Holiday spirit of giving, Leighton kept a few toys for herself and generously donated the rest of the toys to Karl’s Chevrolet’s Toys for Tots drive. The memory of the late Peter Lewis lives on with this favorite holiday tradition, which he started in 1978.
Walter Stewart’s sent checks totaling $2545.13 to participating local non-profit organizations this week, proceeds from the market’s annual “Holiday Donation Days T-Bill drive” held in December.
“The Holiday T-Bill drive caps off another successful year for our Donation Days program. We’re pleased to support our shoppers’ favorite local organizations!” said Alex Stewart, General Manager of Walter Stewart’s, and great-grandson of the store’s founder.
Walter Stewart’s shoppers designated T-Bill Rewards to the following participating organizations:
NC Food Pantry ($994.94); NC Community Foundation ($395.21); NC Cares ($189.18); Strays & Others ($185.63); ABC ($166.92); Horizons ($89.74); Staying Put ($77.75); NC Nature Center ($58.40); Get About Van ($56.86); Visiting Nurse ($49.50); NC Historical Society ($46.10); NC Society for the Arts ($45.68); Outback Teen Center ($41.97); Arts for Healing ($38.70); NC Library ($32.16); Day Care Center of NC ($28.62); Red Cross ($26.61); NC Sewing Group ($21.16)
Stewart’s shoppers receive “T-Bill” rewards when they shop which they can use to help provide financial assistance to participating non-profits during Donation Days fundraisers held throughout the year. This year through the T-Bill Donation Days program Walter Stewart’s has donated a total of $4715.13 to participating local non-profits, $1707,65 to the NCHS Scholarship Fund, as well as over 100 Thanksgiving turkey dinners to Person-to-Person for local families in need.
Shoppers who would like to participate in the Donation Days program may obtain a courtesy card from the store’s customer service staff or sign up online.

NCHS Scholarship T-Bill Drive – Results

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from left Ann Cheney (Walter Stewart’s), Alex Stewart (Walter Stewart’s), Roberta Peet (NCHS Scholarship Foundation), Lisa Isherwood NCHS Scholarship Foundation), Doug Stewart (Walter Stewart’s Market)

Thanks to your support and patronage Walter Stewart’s will donate $1707.65 to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation. 
Walter Stewart’s Market is holding its annual Donation Days T-Bill week to benefit the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation from Sunday, April 6th through Saturday, April 12th.  Throughout the week, Walter Stewart’s customers are invited to donate “T-Bill” balances they earn shopping at the store. Walter Stewart’s will match T-Bill balances designated by shoppers with a monetary donation to the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation. Last year we raised over $1600
The NCHS Scholarship Foundation is a long-standing community effort to provide financial aid for New Canaan High School graduates pursuing higher education.  The Foundation’s annual “Scholarship Sunday” will be held this year on Sunday, April 6.  This is the day that NCHS students wearing Scholarship Drive T-Shirts will knock on doors throughout New Canaan to raise funds for college scholarships for fellow NCHS students.
Each year, Walter Stewart’s starts its Donation Days T-Bill week for the NCHS Scholarship Foundation on Scholarship Sunday.  “The NCHS Scholarship Drive is such an important annual campaign and we are pleased to support it again this year, said Alex Stewart.  “We encourage Stewart’s shoppers to donate their T-bills again this year.”
For more information about our T-Bill program click here and get $5 of T-Bills when you sign up and join our email list!