LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
upon the occasion of launching a free prescription program to benefit
consumers during these difficult economic times

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend certain
outstanding organizations that work to serve the health care needs of
citizens of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, in a major consumer wellness initi-
ative, upon the occasion of launching a free prescription program to
benefit consumers during these difficult economic times; and
WHEREAS, Covering 36 generic antibiotics in nine basic categories, the
Stop & Shop Supermarket Company's Free Antibiotic Prescription Program
will be held from January 2, 2009, through March 21, 2009, at all Stop &
Shop pharmacies; and
WHEREAS, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, based in Quincy, Massa-
chusetts, employs more than 59,000 associates and operates stores
throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, New York, and New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Stop & Shop pharmacies are committed to improving the health
and wellness in their communities during the winter season when families
are susceptible to coughs, colds, and bacteria-borne illnesses; and
WHEREAS, As the provider of fresh, wholesome foods that help customers
stay healthy, the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company feels it is equally
important to offer these free antibiotics to fight illness; and
WHEREAS, In recent months Stop & Shop has held Affordable Food
Summits, offered customers Real Deal savings and expanded its line of
corporate brand products against the backdrop of a difficult economy;
this new wellness initiative is all about access -- to the prescriptions
families need from a company that cares about the health and wellness of
the communities it serves; and
WHEREAS, The Free Antibiotic Prescription Program provides an excel-
lent opportunity for the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company to improve the
health and wellness issues affecting the consumers living in the commu-
nities they serve; and
WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain
altruistic individuals and organizations it wishes to acknowledge for
their philanthropic contributions to our society which enhance the basic
humanity among us all; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company upon the occasion of launch-
ing a free prescription program to benefit consumers during these diffi-
cult economic times; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company.