MEDIA ADVISORY: United Supermarkets & Market Street celebrate Earth Day with Lubbock ISD art contest

MEDIA ADVISORY: April 20, 2026

United Supermarkets & Market Street celebrate Earth Day with Lubbock ISD art contest

LUBBOCK, Texas — United Supermarkets and Market Street representatives will gather with Lubbock ISD to celebrate Earth Day and recognize the winning student of the Earth Day Art Contest on Wednesday, April 22, at 2:30 p.m. at Market Street (3405 50th Street).For several years, The United Family has partnered with Lubbock ISD on a special Earth Day art initiative, donating paper bags to select schools for students to decorate. These bags are then distributed in stores in celebration of Earth Day. The program has evolved into an Earth Day Art Contest, with hundreds of bags donated, and one student’s artwork selected to be featured in stores.At the event, the student will be recognized and presented with a prize for their work. Media is welcome to attend for photo opportunities and interviews with United Family and Lubbock ISD representatives.

WHO: Dr. Kathy Rollo, Lubbock ISD Abie Rampy, The United Family Participating Lubbock ISD Students WHAT: United Earth Day Art Contest WHEN: Wednesday, April 22 @ 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Market Street (3405 50th St. Lubbock, TX 79413)

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About The United Family^®

In its 109th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC – d.b.a. The United Family® – is a Texas-based grocery chain with stores in 54 communities across Texas and New Mexico. A self-distributing company with headquarters and distribution centers in Lubbock, The United Family currently operates 100 retail grocery stores under four unique banners: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, and Albertsons Market. It also operates 40 convenience stores under three unique banners: United Express, Market Street Express, and Albertsons Market Express. The United Family also includes ancillary operations R.C. Taylor Distributing, USM Manufacturing, and Llano Logistics. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertsons Companies, Inc. For more information, please visit www.theunitedfamily.com.