Devon, PA – April 11, 2003 – Whole Foods Markets of Devon and Wynnewood hosted the Villanova Men’s and Women’s basketball teams for its Slam Dunk 5% Day competition on April 3rd. The Women's team won at Devon and the Men's team won at Wynnewood. Shoppers were also treated to music by Sally’s Music Circle. The event raised over $4,500 for Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund.

Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund is a non-profit organization based in the Delaware Valley that brings joy and comfort to young people whose mothers are in life-threatening situations or are deceased by helping them keep alive traditions and simple pleasures they shared with their mothers.

"The fund was created by Mary Murphy, a Newtown Square, PA resident, less than three months before she died of cancer in 1997," said Mommy's Light Lives On Fund President Laura Munts of Downingtown. "Mary and her son created a plan to keep her spirit alive by preserving special traditions they shared. Today, our services are available to young people in southeastern PA, southern NJ and northern DE." Mommy’s Light estimates that 20,000 young people in the Delaware Valley are dealing with the actual or potential deaths of their mothers.

"Whole Foods Markets of Devon and Wynnewood had one of our most successful 5% Days ever," said Deborah Meierdiercks, Marketing Specialist/Community Liaison for Whole Foods Market of Devon. "The Villanova Basketball players were great sports, being personal shoppers, bagging groceries, stocking produce. And the children’s music concerts had our shoppers and staff dancing in the aisles."