Sweepstakes Winner Donates Funds to Students at Edward Best Elementary RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Louisburg resident Debby Myatt will donate $50,000 in sweepstakes winnings from General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Food Lion and Box Tops for Education to Edward Best Elementary School. With 520 students, Edward Best Principal Debbie Ayscue is looking to spend the awarded funds to build a new playground to encourage healthy, active lifestyles and to give something tangible to the community. The amount significantly increases the school's current budget for supplies that is provided by the state of North Carolina. "When I found out about the sweepstakes, I shopped at Food Lion almost every day," said sweepstakes winner Debby Myatt. "We ate Cheerios(R), Honey Nut Cheerios(R), Frosted Cheerios(R) and Apple Cinnamon Cheerios(R) everyday for five months." Food Lion ran General Mills' Box Tops for Education sweepstakes in its stores last fall, announcing to customers that the school of their choice could be the recipient of a generous $50,000 check, the second-largest amount awarded through the Box Tops for Education program. Prior to this sweepstakes, Edward Best Elementary had earned a total of $1,391 since 2002. "Food Lion is committed to the communities we serve and to education," said Kyna Foster, Food Lion Director of Community Affairs and Customer Relations. "This program helps to provide schools with essential tools for learning, and we are always happy to partner with General Mills in this effort." The Box Tops for Education program has helped schools earn more than $250 million over the past 12 years. Volunteer Box Tops Coordinators encourage families and individuals to participate in the program through buying groceries featuring the Box Tops coupons that are worth 10 cents each. "By offering this sweepstakes to Food Lion shoppers, General Mills is able to stand behind its belief that education is vital to our children's future," said Tony Sisneros, General Mills Senior Customer Manager. "Box Tops for Education is a great way to give back to schools and students across the United States." Edward Best Elementary School was established in 1953. Located in Louisburg, Edward Best is one of thousands of schools across the United States that benefit from the Box Tops for Education program. About Box Tops for Education: The Box Tops for Education program began in 1996, as more and more schools struggled to make ends meet. Each year, all enrolled schools receive a complete program kit (written in English and Spanish) to help them build their own comprehensive fundraising campaign. Most schools designate a program coordinator to develop ways to encourage students, parents, school staff and community members to clip Box Tops from participating products and bring them to school. After the collected Box Tops are sent in to General Mills, the school receives a check, equivalent to 10 cents for every Box Top redeemed. Schools can earn up to $60,000 per year, up to $20,000 respectively from the Clip, Shop and Charge program components, to spend on anything they choose. Thousands of schools have used the money from Box Tops for Education to purchase items such as computers and computer software, library books, art supplies, and playground equipment. Box Tops for Education is open to any accredited public, private, or parochial schools for grades K-8 in the United States that have a 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt designation and to any United States military schools, for grades K-8, worldwide. The program is also available to accredited home school associations, K-8, in the United States that have a 501 (c)(3) or 509 (a)(1) tax-exempt designation and have 15 or more students. About Food Lion: Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE:DEG). Food Lion LLC operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid's. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. DATASOURCE: General Mills CONTACT: Brittany Thoms of SeeSpark!Go, +1-678-409-8140, , for General Mills; or Kimberly Blackburn of Food Lion LLC, +1-704-633-8250, ext. 2858,

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