Kinsley's ShopRite store in Brodheadsville has been participating in Grocers Fight Against Cancer Day for the last 15 years. Tuesday, Aug. 10 marked their 16th year.

The Kinsleys' family-owned business is very community-minded and the store opened its doors at 6 a.m. to midnight with the promise of donating five percent of everything they took in to the Monroe County chapter of the American Cancer Society. In 15 years they had raised $115,000.This year's goal was $15,000 and according to Lori Fernandez, Kinsley's controller and a co-chair for the event, they raised $14,719, $1,500 above last year. She said the Kinsleys always makes a donation but she doesn't know yet what that donation will be but she wouldn't be surprised if they rounded it off to meet the $15,000 goal.All day, the store held raffles and drawings for prizes donated by the Kinselys like a turkey/clam cooker, two gift certificates, an eight-speed mountain bike, a 19" television, a 15,000 btu airconditioner, two tickets to Camelback and patio umbrellas.There was face-painting, entertainment and free food samples.Throughout the day, shoppers had their groceries bagged by Celebrity Baggers, 150 of the county and community's officials, business people, organizational members and cancer survivors."It was a great day and tons of fun," says Fernandez.