BERLIN, N.J., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The team members of A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACMR) would like to offer our heartfelt support to the individuals and families affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. To assist the efforts of relief agencies in the region, A.C. Moore will be shipping $250,000 of activity kits and craft supplies for distribution to children in shelters in the Baton Rouge area.
"These children have suffered loss and devastation at the hands of this natural disaster," said Jack Parker, Chief Executive Officer. "It is our hope that these supplies with help provide them with some joy and relief as everyone begins to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Katrina." A.C. Moore operates arts and crafts stores that offer a vast assortment of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts merchandise for a wide range of customers. The Company operates 102 stores in the Eastern United States. For more information about the Company, visit our website at http://www.acmoore.com/. DATASOURCE: A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
CONTACT: Leslie Gordon, Chief Financial Officer, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, +1-856-768-4930; or Joe Crivelli, Gregory FCA Communications, +1-610-642-8253, for A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Web site: http://www.acmoore.com/
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