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GROCERY WORKERS RAISE OVER $1 MILLION.


Byline: Daily News

Employees at Vons supermarkets have raised nearly $1.1 million that will be distributed to several local hospitals and organizations to fight breast cancer.

The workers raised the money last fall through such events as hot dog and root beer float sales and karaoke karaoke

(Japanese; “empty orchestra”)

Use of a device that plays instrumental accompaniments to songs with the vocal tracks removed, permitting the user to sing the lead.
 nights.

``Instead of fund raising for some national organization, the employees are raising money for breast cancer associations and hospitals that are right there in their back yard and in their customers' back yards,'' Vons spokesman Daymond Rice said.

Among the hospitals receiving money are:

--Glendale Adventist Medical Center, $60,183.

--Livingston Memorial Nursing Association in Ventura, $28,732.

--Nancy Reagan Breast Center at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction
Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital.
, $28,732.

--Providence Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, cities, United States
Saint Joseph (sānt jō`zəf).

1 City (1990 pop. 9,214), seat of Berrien co., SW Mich., a port on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River across from Benton Harbor; inc.
 Medical Center in Burbank, $60,183.

--Renaissance Imaging Center at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
 Hospital in Lancaster, $35,497.

--Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center at Henry Mayo Hospital The Mayo Hospital is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a teaching hospital of King Edward Medical College. The college is located in Old Anarkali in Lahore city.  Health Foundation in Valencia, $35,497.

--weSpark in Sherman Oaks, $27,725.

--Wellness Community of Ventura, $27,725.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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Date:Jan 20, 2005
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