LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California based Food 4 Less is pleased to announce that it is
raising funds to support children's hospitals in the communities
its stores serve in Southern
California.
Customers and associates can support their local children's
hospital through the supermarket chain's nonprofit arm, The Food 4
Less Fund, by donating their spare change in collection canisters
located at the checkstands in their neighborhood Southern
California Food 4 Less store. The children's hospital fundraising
campaign runs through May 24,
2016.
Children's hospitals that will benefit from the program
include:
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Children's Hospital of Orange
County
- Cottage Children's Medical Center (Santa Barbara)
- Loma Linda University Children's
Hospital
- Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
- Rady Children's Hospital (San
Diego)
"Food 4 Less believes strongly in giving back to the communities
our stores serve," said Bryan
Kaltenbach, Food 4 Less president. "We're pleased to extend
our commitment to community service to our local children's
hospitals. We cannot think of a better way to invest in our
communities than by giving families and children hope through our
support of the outstanding work these hospitals are doing to
provide world-class medical care for children."
Since 2005, Food 4 Less, its associates and customers have given
more than $1.3 million to children's
hospitals.
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. Last year,
Food 4 Less contributed more than $4
million to support education, hunger relief, women's health
and local nonprofit organizations in the communities served by the
company's stores. 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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