Employees are seen at the Neighborhood Fresh store in north Manchester, which raised the most money in the Neighborhood Fresh grocery chain for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. On the far right is Jay Solloway, representative of Five Star Distributing. Photos provided by Jay Solloway.

Press release

NORTH MANCHESTER — Grocery chain Neighborhood Fresh raised funds throughout October for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

The four-store chain participates in the Coors Light Pin Up program every year and this year raised more than $20,000.

Store locations include: North Manchester, Gas City, North Webster and Syracuse, all in Indiana.

The North Manchester store was the winning store this year with funds raised in excess of $8,000. Neighborhood Fresh employee Regina Harris personally raised $3,000 by asking for financial support from local businesses in the North Manchester area. All money raised goes directly to the hospital.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not have a billing department and does not charge families for its services. The hospital has pushed childhood disease and cancer survival rates to over 80%.

The hospital was founded by the late actor Danny Thomas in 1962 and his children continue its mission to this day.

Pictured left are North Manchester Neighborhood Fresh store manager Ben Eilts, employee Regina Harris, who raised $3,000 alone, and Jay Solloway of Five Star Distributing.