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Randalls and United Way of Greater Houston Partner to Provide Baby Basics

Connie Yates (center), director of Public Affairs, Randalls Food Markets, oversees the distribution of much needed diapers to United Way affiliate agencies.

Babies are wonderful but they can be expensive. When it comes to baby essentials like diapers, it's hard to economize. At a time when family budgets are stretched thin, Randalls Food Markets and United Way of Greater Houston joined forces to provide a baby basic – disposable diapers.

Friday, June 27, 2008, was a great day at the United Way Gifts In Kind warehouse. Randalls Food Markets delivered two 18-wheeler trucks full of diapers to United Way's Gifts In Kind program. The diapers were distributed to 14 local nonprofits including The Salvation Army, Star of Hope, Houston Area Woman's Center and Catholic Charities. These United Way affiliate organizations had the happy task of sharing this critical baby commodity with families they serve.

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