FALLBROOK — Sam Logan, vice president and partner of Major Market, Inc., is pleased to announce that the company gave more than $73,400 in 2008 to nonprofit organizations in Fallbrook, Bonsall and Escondido.

"We have partnered with local community groups for 20 years now and are very proud to support each of them," said Logan. "In these challenging times, it is by supporting one another that we will be successful. Our corporation positioned itself to be ‘community minded’ early on. We search for ways to give back that will make the most impact."

Major Market has three ways organizations, schools and churches can earn big dollars: Reach for the Stars save the tapes program, Scrip and E-Scrip.

Logan said Major Market has assisted the following groups in Bonsall, Fallbrook and Escondido for their participation in these programs this past year: Assistance League, Baha’i Faith, Bear Valley PTO, Bernardo Elementary, Bonsall Woman’s Club,  Brown Volleyball, Calvary Chapel, CAST Productions, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Children’s Hospital, Escondido Christian, Fallbrook Child Development Center, Fallbrook Chorale, Fallbrook Community Baptist, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary, Fallbrook Kiwanis, Fallbrook Montessori, Fallbrook Presbyterian, Fallbrook Senior Citizens, Fallbrook United Methodist, Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook Youth Soccer League, Grace Lutheran, Live Oak Elementary, Living Waters Christian School, Maie Ellis Elementary, LR Green School, Mothers of Preschoolers, PEO Chapter, PEO Sisterhood, PEO WK Chapter, Potter Jr. High, St. Peter’s Catholic School, St. Mary’s School, St. Stephen Catholic School, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, William Frazier Elementary and Zion Lutheran Church/School.

For information on these programs for nonprofit organizations, go to www.majormarketgrocery.com and click on ‘About Us.’