Quincy, MA (September 30, 2005) - Stop & Shop is encouraging area citizens to help provide cash grants to their local public or private schools by participating in Stop & Shop?s A+ BonusBucks program for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Stop & Shop's A+ BonusBucks school program runs from October 2, 2005 to April 1, 2006. The program allows Stop & Shop customers to assist local schools by making purchases with their Stop & Shop card. Consumers at all Stop & Shop's New Hampshire locations may designate schools by signing up at their local Stop & Shop stores or online at www.stopandshop.com/aplus.

Under the program, designated schools receive points for every consumer dollar spent using the Stop & Shop card. Stop & Shop shoppers will automatically earn points, or ?BonusBucks? which are converted into cash grants for their selected schools whenever they use their Stop & Shop card.

This is Stop & Shop?s first year running the A+ BonusBucks program. Originally created by sister company Giant Food in Landover, MD, A+ BonusBucks has given cash grants and educational equipment valued at over $71 million over the past 16 years.

About Stop and Shop

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, employs more than 58,000 associates and operates 365 stores throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey. For more on Stop & Shop, visit ww.stopandshop.com.