Sears Hometown Stores is pleased to announce their annual Holiday Food Drive for 2011. Stores across the nation will collect non-perishable food items until Saturday, December 31. The Blanco Sears Hometown Store is partnering with Blanco Good Samaritan as part of the national event. As a thank you, Sears Hometown Stores is giving people who donate $5 off any $75 purchase*. At the end of the event, the local store will donate all items to Blanco Good Samaritan. With over 950 locations; the organization hopes to impact communities throughout the country.

At a store level, stores recognize people who donate, not only with the promotional offer, but also by decorating the store with Giving Trees – signs hung up with names of individuals who donate in the store. “We are delighted to be able to provide this opportunity to our community”, says Linda Kuykendall, owner of Sears Hometown Store. “During these difficult economic times it is great to be able to find ways to give back to people in need in the community.” Linda continued, “Your Blanco Sears store has a knowledgeable team in place with the focus on providing customers with great products, exceptional customer service, and a wonderful store experience. I am proud to enhance that store experience and give back to the community through this holiday program.”

The Sears Hometown Store located next to Super S at 111 Blanco Avenue and is the only place in town where customers can find an incredible selection of the top appliance brands such as Kenmore, Maytag, KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Bosch, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, and GE, plus a large assortment of lawn and garden equipment, Craftsman tools, home electronics, fitness equipment, mattresses, and more!

This Hometown Store packages all the benefits of the Sears company with the pride and support of local ownership. The team in Blanco is excited to provide customers with professional advice, exceptional service, real time price checks to make sure you get the guaranteed lowest price around and now a charitable donation to Blanco Good Samaritan. In addition, customers can order product online and pick them up in the store without a shipping charge. Our friendly team in Blanco can also assist customers with on-line orders for product not available in store and will ship to the customer for free.

“I look forward to being part of the annual Holiday Food Drive and supporting Blanco Good Samaritan”, said Linda. “The customers in our community are very generous and we want to thank them with the additional savings.”

• Some exclusions apply. See store for details.