Care bears.HIGHLAND PARK MARKET Highland Park Market is a grocery chain based in Manchester, Connecticut, which operates six stores in Hartford and Tolland counties. History Originally constructed in 1886 by William White, John Devanney purchased the store in 1953 and incorporated it in 1960. , a six-unit independent based in Farmington, Conn., has teamed with the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association to launch Bears for Kids, a program to help raise funds to purchase Teddy bears for police officers to give to children they encounter who are impacted by trauma, violence or domestic disputes. The 10-to 12-inch plush bears are available for consumers to purchase for $5 in Highland Park Market stores and through its www.highlandpark-market.com website. Proceeds from the sales are being distributed to nearly 100 police departments throughout the state. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We hope to raise between 3,000 and 5,000 bears in our first year," Tim Devanney, Highland Park Market CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. tells Grocery Headquarters. "Just in talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the police there is such a need for it. Our shoppers buy the bears and we give them to the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, which will distribute the bears to all of the police departments in Connecticut." |
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