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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie yesterday kicked off a new program called "Winn-Dixie's A-Team" to honor teachers and reward middle school students for their hard work in academics, good attendance, and overall attitude. Their reward: tickets to home games for the local Jaguars football team.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- TransFair USA, a third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, is urging retailers to get ready for the third annual Fair Trade Month this October during which supermarkets will be able to promote their Fair Trade Certified product sales with free POS materials and a consumer sweepstakes made available by TransFair USA.

REEDLEY, Calif. -- With hundreds already signed up to participate in the 90-Day Challenge sponsored by the California Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA) based here, August 11 is the last day for consumers to register the unique online health-focused program.

NATICK, Mass. -- Bidding has opened for the 2006 BJ's Charity Championship Online Auction. Participants can bid on such items as autographed sports memorabilia, vacation packages, electronics, diamond jewelry at www.bjs.cmarket.com, with all proceeds to benefit BJ's Charitable Foundation, which funds nonprofit organizations aiding children.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The 2006 Food Emporium Charity Golf Classic, presented by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. here, raised about $325,000 to benefit the Tri-State area offices of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) -- the highest-ever amount garnered by the annual tournament, which began in 1996.

MONTVALE, N.J. --The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. here will once again sponsor the annual Food Emporium Golf Classic to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). On July 17 more than 400 golfers from the vendor community will tee off in a charity golf tournament at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Far Hills, N.J.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper here and Rudy Beverage, Inc. (RBI), a portfolio company of Tulsa, Okla.-based Global Beverage Solutions, Inc., have joined forces to support a high school sports program.

CHIGAGO, Ill. -- IGA based here, along with partners IDT Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, have aligned to promote the feature-length animated movie, "Everyone's Hero," during the national IGA KidsFest marketing event to be held in participating stores July 23-Aug. 6.