Walter Stewart’s Supports NCHS Scholarship Foundation

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From left to right Alex Stewart, Walter Stewart’s; Liam Mennitt, Ryan Mennitt, Jenny Loomis, Callie Busch, Courtney Coutts, Maggie Defrancesco, NCHS Students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s.

Results: Thanks to your support and patronage Walter Stewart’s will donate $2446.96 to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation.
Walter Stewart’s Market is conducting its annual Donation Days T-Bill week to benefit the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation from Sunday, April 3 through Saturday, April 9.
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 the balances designated by shoppers with a monetary donation to the Scholarship Foundation. Walter Stewart’s has been partnering with the NCHS Scholarship Foundation for 16 years. The NCHS Scholarship Foundation is a long-standing community effort to provide need-based financial aid for NCHS graduates pursuing higher education.
 
The Donation Days T-Bill week is beginning on Scholarship Sunday, April 3. On Scholarship Sunday, NCHS students wearing Scholarship Drive T-shirts will go door-to-door in New Canaan to collect donations for the Foundation that will benefit their fellow students.
Donations may be handed to the students on April 3, made online at www.nchsscholarship.org, or sent by mail to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840. Checks should be made out to the “NCHS Scholarship Foundation.”
 
Walter Stewart’s Market, New Canaan’s oldest retail establishment, is located on 229 Elm Street and has been in business since 1907. For more information please call Walter Stewart’s Market at 203.966-4848 or visit our website at www.StewartsMarket.com.

Peter’s Stocking Winner and Holiday Donation Days results

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This year’s Peter’s Stocking winner Keiley Good with Ann Cheney and CJ Heron of Walter Stewart’s

Six year old Keiley Good was the happy winner of the 38th annual Peter’s Stocking drawing! In the Holiday spirit of giving, Keiley plans to donate some of the toys.  Walter Stewart’s also donated 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 will send checks totaling $2062.14 to participating local non-profit organizations this week, proceeds from the market’s annual “Holiday Donation Days T-Bill drive” held in December.
“It is our pleasure to support our shoppers’ favorite local organizations as they serve such a critical role in our community!” said Alex Stewart, General Manager of Walter Stewart’s, and great-grandson of the store’s founder.
We raised a total of $2062.14 for participating New Canaan organizations designated by T-Bill shoppers: Strays & Others ($547.94), New Canaan Volunteer Firefighters ($280.18), New Canaan Nature Center ($195.38), New Canaan CARES ($156.20), ABC House ($151.62), Staying Put ($145.38), $132.77 (NC Food Pantry), Horizons Student Enrichment Program ($129), New Canaan Community Foundation ($106.58), Arts for Healing ($97.09), Get About Van ($65), and New Canaan Library ($55).
T-Bill shoppers also generously donated their balances to the South School PTC during the South T-Bill Drive and together we raised $2166.65 for the South PTC! The special T-Bill drive was part of South School’s new “Shop for South” campaign.
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 $6600.91 to participating local non-profits, $2178.52 to the NCHS Scholarship Fund, as well as over 100 Thanksgiving turkeys 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.

South School and Holiday T-Bill drive results

from left Alex Stewart, Kristin Mallozzi, Melissa Baker, and Doug Stewart
from left Alex Stewart, Kristin Mallozzi, Melissa Baker, and Doug Stewart

Thanks to the T-Bill shoppers who generously donated their balances during the South School T-Bill Drive together we raised $2166.65 for the South PTC!
The special T-Bill drive was part of South School’s new “Shop for South” campaign. “Thank you so much for your gracious generosity and support. This is an incredible donation to South School and I know I can speak for all of us in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to you and everyone at Walter Stewart’s,” Jamie Boris, representing the South School PTC.
Walter Stewart’s also recently concluded it’s annual Holiday T-Bill drive to benefit local non-profits, designated by T-Bill shoppers. We raised a total of $2062.14 for participating New Canaan Organizations:
Strays & Others ($547.94), New Canaan Volunteer Firefighters ($280.18), New Canaan Nature Center ($195.38), New Canaan CARES ($156.20), ABC House ($151.62), Staying Put ($145.38), $132.77 (NC Food Pantry), Horizons Student Enrichment Program ($129), New Canaan Community Foundation ($106.58), Arts for Healing ($97.09), Get About Van ($65), and New Canaan Library ($55).
Walter Stewart’s is the most convenient place to raise money for our local community!  During T-Bill Donation Days, Walter Stewart’s will generously match T-Bill Donations dollar for dollar your designated participating organization. If you don’t already have a T-Bill Account, sign up for free and you will automatically receive $5 of Rewards. If you already have an account, then make sure to shop at Walter Stewart’s to build up your T-Bills!

Walter Stewart’s NCHS Scholarship T-Bill Drive Results

Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker): Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.
Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker):
Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.

Thanks to your support
and patronage Walter
Stewart’s will donate
$2178.52 to the
NCHS Scholarship
Foundation! 
Walter Stewart’s Market is conducting its annual T-Bill Donation Days week to benefit the New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation from Sunday, April 19 through Saturday, April 25.
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 the balances designated by shoppers with a monetary donation to the Foundation. Walter Stewart’s has been partnering with the NCHS Scholarship Foundation for 15 years. Walter Stewart’s and their shoppers raised $1707,65 in 2014 and Alex Stewart estimates that they have donated close to $40,000 to the NCHS Scholarship foundation over the course of their 15 year partnership.
The NCHS Scholarship Foundation is a longstanding community effort to provide need-based financial aid for NCHS graduates pursuing higher education.
The Donation Days T-Bill week is beginning on “Scholarship Sunday” April 19th. Students wearing T-shirts will go door-to-door in New Canaan to collect donations for the Foundation that will benefit their fellow students. Donations may be handed to the students that day, sent by mail to the NCHS Scholarship Foundation, New Canaan High School, 11 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840, or made online at www.nchsscholarship.org.
Photo Description (taken by Valerie Stryker):
Michael Schulte, Courtney Coutts and Lauren Peet, NCHS students; Doug Stewart, Walter Stewart’s Marketing Director; Jane Isherwood, NCHS student; Alex Stewart, General Manager; Hailey Coutts, NCHS student; and Ann Cheney, Store Manager.
Walter Stewart’s Market is located at 229 Elm Street. For more information about Walter Stewart’s please call the store at 966-4848 or visit their website at www.stewartsmarket.com.

Walter Stewart’s Sends Funds to Local Charities

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Thanks to your support and patronage Walter Stewart’s sent out checks last week totaling $2030 to your favorite local non-profits:
ABC ($425); Strays & Others ($275); Staying Put ($250); NC Cares ($175); Horizons ($150); Arts for Healing ($140); NC Library ($100); NC Mounted Troop ($100); NC Nature Center ($75); Juvenile Diabetes Foundation ($75); Outback Teen Center ($35); Red Cross ($35); STAR ($35); YMCA ($35); NC Food Bank ($35); NC Historical Society ($35); Visiting Nurse Association ($35); and New Canaan’s Society of the Arts ($20).
The Young Women’s League Thanksgiving T-Bill Drive was also a success and because of your help we will be able to reach our goal of donating more than 100 Turkeys to Person-to-Person, which will distribute to local families in need this Thanksgiving.
For more information about our T-Bill program please click here!