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Easter Seals

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

News Personalities Bagging Groceries for a Cause Today

The Georgetown Safeway will be getting a few extra helping hands Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Today five local news personalities will help bag your groceries as part of the Easter Seals/ Safeway Bagging Challenge in Georgetown. Stop by the Georgetown Safeway, 1855 Wisconsin Ave. NW, beginning at noon to catch the action. The annual Safeway "Support for People with Disabilities” campaign is running throughout the month of April and benefits Easter Seals, Special Olympics and other organizations that help people with disabilities. This year's celebrity helpers are: The schedule is: Noon – 12:30 p.m. – Easter Seals/ Safeway Bagging Challenge, raising awareness and support of Easter Seals services. 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m. – News personalities will be bagging groceries for customers. If you cannot make it during the special guest …

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Georgetown Safeway Celebrity Baggers Raise $300 in One Hour

Celebrities bagged groceries at the Georgetown Safeway Tuesday to raise funds for the Easter Seals.

Former Washington Redskin Shawn Springs, Comcast SportsNet Anchor & Reporter Julie Donaldson and NBC4 Sports Anchor Dan Hellie bagged groceries at the Georgetown Safeway Tuesday. Their efforts helped raise over $300 in one hour to benefit the Easter Seals through Safeway's annual April campaign to help people with disabilities. For over 90 years the Easter Seals has provided services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other special needs, according to a press release about the event. Did a former Redskin player bag your groceries? Check out the photos!  

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