As part of its quarterly giving schedule, BJ's Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to the Queens Library Foundation. The Queens Library Foundation was selected for its support of the BJ's Charitable Foundation focus on providing basic needs such as food, selfsufficiency, healthcare services and education to children and families residing in the communities BJ's Wholesale Clubs serve.

The Queens Library Foundation received $10,000 out of a total of $723,200 donated to 87 nonprofits throughout the BJ's Charitable Foundation footprint. The donation will be used in support of the Queens Library Foundation's BOOST (Best Out of School Time) after school program, which serves about 2,000 children daily, helping them with homework and providing them with many enrichment activities.

"BJ's Charitable Foundation is dedicated to providing support to local nonprofits that help those in need," BJ's Wholesale Club Community Relations Specialist Joe Trentadue said. "We strive to enhance and enrich important community programs to benefit the children and families where BJ's does business."

BJ's Charitable Foundation was established with the mission of enriching every community BJ's Wholesale Clubs serve. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that primarily benefit the underprivileged in the area of basic needs (food, self-sufficiency and health). Since its first grant in 2005, BJ's Charitable Foundation has given more than $7.4 million to more than 800 deserving organizations. In 2008, BJ's Charitable Foundation and its vendor partners donated more than $1.7 million to more than 150 non-profits, including a $500,000 donation from the October Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, which was divided among leading comprehensive cancer centers throughout BJ's footprint. The Foundation, with support from its vendors, has granted nearly $1.2 million through the October Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign since the campaign launch in 2006. For more information about BJ's Charitable Foundation and eligibility and application procedures, visit www.bjs.com/charity. The Queens Library Foundation received $10,000 out of a total of $723,200 donated to 87 nonprofits throughout the BJ's Charitable Foundation footprint. The donation will be used in support of the Queens Library Foundation's BOOST (Best Out of School Time) after school program.