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      <b>Dollar General Supports American Red Cross’ Hurricane Harvey Recovery 
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				<time datetime="2017-08-28T20:42:00Z" itemprop="dateModified">August 28, 2017 04:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time</time>
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				<p>GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(<span itemprop="provider publisher copyrightHolder" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemid="https://www.businesswire.com" ><span itemprop="name" ><a rel="nofollow" itemprop="url" href="https://www.businesswire.com/">BUSINESS WIRE</a></span></span>)--Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is supporting the American Red Cross with a 
      $50,000 corporate donation to support the relief and recovery efforts in 
      Texas and Louisiana following devastating floods from Hurricane Harvey.
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      Now through September 9, 2017, Dollar General stores are also collecting 
      donations to benefit American Red Cross Hurricane Harvey Relief in more 
      than 14,000 locations across the 44 states it serves, and online 
      customers may find a donation link to support the American Red Cross’ 
      Hurricane Harvey relief efforts at <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dollargeneral.com&amp;esheet=51675084&amp;newsitemid=20170828006020&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.dollargeneral.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=75362c164e296c6dccb16aef058bce77" rel="nofollow">www.dollargeneral.com</a>.
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      “Through our deep commitment to our mission of <i><b>Serving Others</b></i> 
      and helping the communities we call home, Dollar General is working to 
      help provide the needed resources to provide aid to those affected Texas 
      and Louisiana,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO. “We know these 
      donations and resources will be put to work by the American Red Cross to 
      support individuals and families recover from these devastating floods.”
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      For nearly two decades, Dollar General has partnered with the American 
      Red Cross through corporate and in-store collections to better support 
      the organization’s recovery efforts and serve communities in their time 
      of need.
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      “The Red Cross is grateful for Dollar General’s contribution, which 
      allows our organization to provide much-needed help to communities 
      impacted by Hurricane Harvey to support people as they deal with the 
      impact of this disaster and in the weeks following as they work to 
      rebuild their lives,” said Elizabeth Penniman, vice president, 
      Communications at the American Red Cross.
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      please visit the <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewscenter.dollargeneral.com%2F&amp;esheet=51675084&amp;newsitemid=20170828006020&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=DG+Newsroom&amp;index=2&amp;md5=036973350f4b9bacf7c827a50bef849b" rel="nofollow">DG 
      Newsroom</a>, contact the Media Relations Department at 1-877-944-DGPR 
      (3477) or via email at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:dgpr@dg.com" rel="nofollow">dgpr@dg.com</a>.
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      <span class="bwuline"><b>About Dollar General Corporation</b></span>
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      Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for 
      over 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. 
      Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and 
      replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning 
      supplies, clothing for the family, housewares and seasonal items at low 
      everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General 
      operated 14,000 stores in 44 states as of August 19, 2017. In addition 
      to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from 
      America’s most-trusted brands such as Procter &amp; Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, 
      Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and 
      Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar General at <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dollargeneral.com&amp;esheet=51675084&amp;newsitemid=20170828006020&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.dollargeneral.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=28025a72e62c8626ff22bd68091dd03d" rel="nofollow">www.dollargeneral.com</a>.
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