Fed: Woolworths to donate one day's profits to help farmers

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-2006
Fed: Woolworths to donate one day's profits to help farmers

Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced it'll donate one day's profits to helping
drought-hit farming families.

The retailer will give its entire supermarket profits for January 23 next year .. expected
to be over three million dollars .. to the Country Women's Association and research into
sustainable farming practices.

Woolworths Chief Executive MICHAEL LUSCOMBE says there's an immediate need to support
hard-hit farmers.

Mr LUSCOMBE says it's also important to address the viability of Australian agriculture
in the long term .. in a changing and unpredictable climate.

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