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Article: Safeway Launches Annual Fundraising Campaign for MDA.

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August 22, 2009
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Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced a companywide campaign during August through Labor Day to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and its work to defeat more than 40 devastating neuromuscular diseases (see also Safeway Inc.).

This is the seventh consecutive year that Safeway will conduct a nationwide fundraising campaign for MDA (Jerry's Kids) to finance medical research and programs to improve the lives of people with neuromuscular diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Safeway's 2009 MDA campaign begins just days after a major break-through in muscular dystrophy research was announced. A ...

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