Local Boys and Girls Club receives more than $4,900 from Fred Meyer

PORTLAND, Ore. — Boys and Girls Club of Mat-Su Valley will receive $4,985.85 from Fred Meyer customers and employees, who donated more than $467,000 toward youth development in the first quarter by dropping their change in the coin boxes located at Fred Meyer checkstands.

From Feb. 3 to May 25, Fred Meyer customers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington put their spare change in coin boxes designated for youth development.

Additionally, Fred Meyer employees chose to combine their quarterly donations to Fred Meyer’s corporate foundation, The Fred Meyer Fund, with the coin box donations.

“It may not seem like much, but those small donations really add up,” said Melinda Merrill, public affairs director for Fred Meyer Stores. “We’re grateful to our customers for donating their change and to our employees for donating their hard-earned money to the Fred Meyer Fund.”

The Boys and Girls Club provides safe, positive places for children to go during non-school hours.

Boys and Girls Clubs have been in Alaska since 1966.