LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Food 4 Less
stores in Southern California,
southern Nevada and greater
Chicago are inviting customers to
join in supporting the men and women of the armed forces and their
families during its annual Honoring Our Heroes campaign in
partnership with the USO.
In addition, the supermarket chain's Foods Co Division, which
serves Central and Northern
California, is also raising funds to support USO programs
and services.
To honor our heroes, Food 4 Less, Foods Co and other
Kroger-family stores, together with customers and employees, are
raising money to support the USO's broad range of programs that
assist service members and their families. Since 2010, The Kroger
Co., of which Ralphs is a division, has provided more than
$11.9 million to support the USO –
the largest cumulative gift to the USO in the organization's
history.
This year, customers and associates of Food 4 Less and Foods Co
stores will be able to show their support for our service men and
women from May 20 to July 21 by
donating their spare change in specially-marked coin boxes at the
check stand. One-hundred percent of all donations will go to the
USO.
"The USO supports our military and their families in so many
ways—from being right there for the wounded, injured and ill, to
helping those who are on deployment record a bed time story for
their children," said Kendra Doyel,
Food 4 Less/Foods Co's senior manager of corporate
affairs. "The USO connects with our service men and women
every step of the way, and Food 4 Less/Foods Co is proud to honor
our troops and veterans by supporting them."
Honoring Food 4 Less/Foods Co's Heroes
Food 4
Less/Foods Co is also recognizing company employees and their
families who are active and former military members, including
Andrew Peru, a meat clerk at the
Food 4 Less at 514 W. Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton.
Peru is a sergeant and squad leader in the United States Army Reserves. He says that
Food 4 Less "has been very understanding" of his Army
commitment.
"Adjusting to the dual role of soldier and civilian was
difficult at first," says Peru, an Army Reservist since 2009. "But
it's gotten easier as I have learned how to manage my time. Food 4
Less has also been very good at understanding my military service
commitment."
Customers can read more stories like Andrew Peru's, and learn how to volunteer with
the USO or make a donation, by visiting
www.honoringourheroes.com.
The annual Honoring Our Heroes campaign is just one element of
Kroger and Food 4 Less/Foods Co's year-round commitment to
supporting members of the military and their families. Kroger and
Food 4 Less/Foods Co hired more than 6,000 veterans in 2014 and
more than 29,000 veterans since 2009.
About Food 4 Less
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Food 4 Less operates 131
price-impact, warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food
4 Less in Southern California,
Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and
Northern California. Food 4 Less
is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the nation's
largest grocery retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about
Food 4 Less, please visit our website at www.food4less.com.
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