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Williamsville, NY - Tops Friendly Markets announced that it has awarded $876,200 dollars to 772 Tops first-year and matriculated college associates, associate dependents and associate grandchildren for the 2010-2011 academic year. Since the start of the scholarship program in 1989, Tops has awarded $12,585,050 dollars to over 10,000 recipients.

“Each year, we are pleased to work with our Union partners to award Tops associates, their dependents and their grandchildren with college scholarships” said Frank Curci, president and CEO of Tops Markets.   “We proudly support all associates and associates' family members who choose to further their education by providing funding toward all four years of their educational journey.”

All Tops associates, union and non-union, their dependents and grandchildren are eligible to apply for scholarship awards ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 annually over the course of four academic years.  

Through partnership with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local One, Tops Markets makes an annual contribution to the UFCW health care fund. The funds are then disbursed by the Union to Tops Markets part-time and full-time union associates. Part time and full time associates who are not UFCW Local One members, their dependents and their grandchildren are eligible to apply for scholarships through the Tops Scholarship Program.  

Applicants to both the UFCW health care fund and the Tops Scholarship Program must meet certain scholastic and work performance criteria in order to be considered eligible for an award.  

Associates, dependents and grandchildren honored from store locations in the city of Ithaca were Alyssa Lee and Michael Mancuso (Lansing Tops), Abbie M. Stamp, Brittni M. Ellis, Elizabeth Ayers, and Meghan E. Sinn (Ithaca Tops), and Kayla Knuutila (Pine Tree Road P&C).

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