Released: 07/16/2010

Colgate-Palmolive Company and Starlight Children’s Foundation, with the support of A&P, generously placed a new Starlight Fun Center™ at the Pediatric Department at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, NJ. A ribbon cutting event was held on July 14. Each Fun Center™ mobile entertainment unit features a Sharp AQUOS™ LCD TV, DVD player and Nintendo Wii™ gaming system to provide hours of fun and distraction. (Left to right) Michele Hall-Duncan, Director of Children’s Services for Starlight Children’s Foundation; Jacqueline Gomes, RD, Corporate Dietitian of A&P Markets; Chilton Pediatric Patients Parker Wynn and Bryan Figueroa (both age 6); Natalie Dorshimer, Colgate-Palmolive Sales; and Katy O’Connor, Colgate-Palmolive Account Business Manager.

POMPTON PLAINS, NJ (July 15, 2010) - Today, children undergoing treatment at Chilton Memorial Hospital will be smiling brighter. Through an ongoing partnership between Colgate-Palmolive Company and Starlight Children's Foundation, and with the support of A&P, a new Starlight Fun Center™ was unveiled at the hospital for its pediatric patients.

For children who may be facing surgery, enduring long outpatient treatments or fighting loneliness after hospital visiting hours have ended, Starlight Fun Centers™ provide a comforting break. Each Fun Center™ mobile entertainment unit features a Sharp AQUOS™ LCD TV, DVD player and Nintendo Wii™ gaming system to provide hours of fun and distraction.

"When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, the day-to-day joys of childhood take a back seat to the rigors of treatment and hospitalization," said Jenny Isaacson, VP Brand Marketing & Communications, Starlight Children's Foundation. "Our Fun Centers help ease the isolation and fear children often experience while in the hospital. We're proud to join Colgate-Palmolive and A&P in presenting this new Fun Center to Chilton Memorial Hospital."

"Colgate is proud to support Starlight Children's Foundation and its dedication to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with the challenges that accompany prolonged childhood illness," said Marie Agnes Daumas, Collaborative Customer Events, Colgate-Palmolive. "Starlight's programs ease the burden on seriously ill children and their families and help them to better deal with, understand and manage their illnesses. With the local support of A&P, we hope that today's Fun Center unveiling will help bring smiles to the children at Chilton Memorial Hospital."

This year, Colgate-Palmolive celebrated its 20th year of partnering with Starlight. During the two-decade partnership, Colgate has donated more than 1,190 Starlight Fun Centers™ and more than $8 million to Starlight to promote Starlight's mission and help improve the lives of young patients and their families.

About Chilton Memorial Hospital
Chilton Memorial Hospital is a fully accredited, 260-bed, acute-care, community hospital. It is a four-time recipient of the HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award in Stroke Care and is best rated in Morris County for both stroke care and critical care services. Chilton's many services include the Comprehensive Breast Center, minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, a Cardiac Catheterization/Angiography Suite, the newly-renovated Family Care Center featuring all private patient rooms, state-of-the-art Emergency Department, a Pain Management center, the Sleep Health Institute, the Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center, the Chilton Cancer Center, a American Diabetes Association-recognized diabetes education program and a weight loss surgery program. The hospital is located at 97 West Parkway in Pompton Plains, NJ 07444. For more information about Chilton's facilities and services, or to find a doctor by name, specialty, or location, please visit www.chiltonmemorial.org or call 1-888-CHILTON.

About Colgate-Palmolive Company
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet pet foods. For more information about Colgate's global business, visit the Company's website at www.colgate.com.

About A&P
Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation's first supermarket chains. The Company operates 429 stores in 8 states and the District of Columbia under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, Pathmark, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, SuperFresh and Food Basics.

About Starlight Children's Foundation
When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children's Foundation has been dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight's programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of chapters and offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. To learn more visit www.starlight.org.

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