Thursday, January 10, 2013

First Lady Promoting "Shop & Share" Day


{Frankfort, Kentucky}…Kentucky's first lady, Jane Beshear, is promoting the 5th annual "Shop & Share" day, a domestic violence shelter benefit set to take place February 2nd at Kroger and Food City stores in Kentucky. The one-day event allows shoppers to purchase necessities for shelters and donate them in the store. Last year, the combined goods and monetary donations for Shop & Share day were estimated at more than $782,000. Beshear says this year's goal is to collect more than $1 million in combined donations. Contributions will be given to the 15 Kentucky Domestic Violence Association shelters across the state.