Tony Williams, district director; Chris Bruner, American Cancer Society; and Brian Archer, store director. Five organizations from around the Columbia area received checks from BILO August 4 at the BI- LO store located at 1419 Chapin Road in Chapin, S.C. The donations are made possible by BI- LO's boostersplus® Program, which gives BI- LO shoppers the chance to select organizations in their community to be the recipient of a percentage of the proceeds of their purchases.

Organizations receiving checks through BI- LO's boostersplus® Program at the event included South Carolina Lutheran Retreat Center ($1,401.85), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church ($1,200.65), Chapin Elementary School PTO ($1,312.26), American Cancer Society - Relay for Life of Chapin/Irmo ($1,500), and South Carolina Fire ($1,500).

Other Columbia area organizations receiving donations through BI- LO's boostersplus® Program include Brennen Elementary School PTO; Columbia High School Band Boosters; Columbia High School PTSA; St. Andrews Middle School PTO; Covenant Classical Christian School; Frank Shivers Evangelistic Association; Harvest Hope Food Bank; Mill Creek Elementary School PTA; St. Lawrence Place; Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services; Palmetto Health Foundation; Gilbert High School Athletic Booster Club; Keeping Every Youth Safe, Lexington County Arts Association; Lexington Elementary School PTA; Lexington High School Band Boosters; Lexington Interfaith Community Services; Lexington Lake Murray PTA; Partners for Education; Pilgrim Community Preschool; Pleasant Hill Middle School; Columbia Board, S.C. Scottish Rite; DIVA - Dedicated Individually to Valiantly Assist; Kennedy Kidscare Develpment Center; S.C. Woodmen of the World and Fraternal Corporation; Center for Knowledge PTA; Conder Arts Integrated Magnet School; Exodus House; Forest Lake Elementary School Education Foundation; Joseph Keels Elementary School; Satchel Ford Elementary School; Communities in Schools of the Midlands; Dent Middle School; Family Connection of S.C.; Killingsworth Home; Senior Resources, Inc.; Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands; St. Joseph School; Pomaria- Garmany Elementary School; Eau Claire High School- NJROTC; Edward E. Taylor Parent Education Center; Gibbes Middle School; Grace Christian Ministries; Hyatt Park Elementary School PTO; Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary; Blythe Elementary School; Camp Discovery at His Acres, Inc.; Friendship A.M.E. Church; Irmo Middle School PTSO; Leaphart Elementary School; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Columbia; New Heights School; Nursery Road Elementary School PTA; Project Pet; Seven Oaks Elementary School; Sistercare, Inc.; St. Andrews Chapter 271; Angels of Charity at Ascension, Inc.; Irmo High School Band Boosters Association; Sharing God's Love; Fairfield County First Steps to School Readiness; Hand in Hand Children's Ministry; Richard Winn Academy Library; Washington Street Baptist Church; Lake Murray Elementary School PTO; Heart of Columbia Chorus; Boy Scout Troop #312; Dutch Fork Band Boosters; Dutch Fork Middle School PTO; H.E. Corley Elementary School PTO; Hope Lutheran Church; Mattie Mathias Circle of United Methodist Church; Union United Methodist Church Preschool/ Kindergarten; Fido Dog Rescue; Batesburg- Leesville Primary School; W. Wyman King Academy; Batesburg- Leesville Middle School Student Council; Christian Ministry Center; Gilbert Elementary School PTA; Gilbert Primary School; Midlands Gymnastics Association; Batesburg- Leesville Elementary; Community Christian Academy; Brookland- Cayce High School Band Parent Association; R. Earle Davis Elementary; Congaree Baptist Church of St. Matthews; White Knoll High School Orchestra Booster Club; White Knoll High School; West Side Baptist Church Wee Ministry; White Knoll High School PFE; Northside Middle School; BC #1 Grammar School; Pineview Elementary; Providence Presbyterian Church of West Columbia; R.H. Fulmer Middle School; Columbia City Jazz Company; Kelly Mill, Inc.; New Free Hope Church Youth Organization; Center for Inquiry; Leadership South Carolina; Longleaf Middle School Band Boosters; Longleaf Middle School- AVID; North Springs Elementary School PTO; Order of Eastern Shining Star Chapter #394; Rice Creek Elementary; Richland County Foster and Adoptive Parents Association; Sandlapper Elementary School PTO; St. John Neumann Catholic School; The Arc of South Carolina; Abner Montessori School PTO; Chapin Ruritans; Chapin United Methodist Church; Christian Counseling Ministries, Inc.; Girl Scout Group 967; Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church; St. Peters Lutheran Church "Help Fund;" The Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews; Chapin High School Band Booster Club; Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church; Little Mountain Elementary School; St. Paul Lutheran Church; Children's Chance; Lexington County Foster Parent Association; and Congaree Rapid Soccer Association.

Nicole Huyck, Chapin Elementary School "BI- LO's boostersplus® Program is a wonderful way for us to give our customers a simple way to support organizations that are important to them and to their communities. Many of our customers are involved with organizations throughout the area, whether it be their kids' schools, their church or a non- profit they are passionate about, and boostersplus® provides them a chance to donate to these organizations simply by doing their everyday grocery shopping," said BI- LO's senior manager of Consumer Marketing John Conroy.

Richard Landy, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church The boostersplus® Program began nearly four years ago and has donated nearly $1.7 million to date, with $369,000 being raised since January 2009. BI- LO contributes one percent of customers' purchases to the organization(s) of their choice when they shop with their BONUSCARD®. Organizations can also receive additional funds through the sale of BI- LO gift cards. For more information about the BI- LO boostersplus® Program, visit www.bi-lo.com or call 1-800-768-4438.