LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs Grocery
Company is pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support
after-school education programs in Southern California.
Ralphs customers and associates can support after-school
programs through the supermarket chain's nonprofit arm, The Ralphs
Fund, by donating their spare change in collection canisters
located at the checkstands in their neighborhood Ralphs
supermarket. The After-School Education Program fundraising
campaign will run from July 20 through
October 11, 2016.
"Ralphs' commitment to education goes back to the very beginning
of our company," said Donna
Giordano, president of Ralphs Supermarkets. "We are
continuing that commitment today. Our checkstand canister
fundraising program and the generosity of our customers and
associates allow us to provide support to numerous youth
development organizations as well as a broad range of after-school
and physical education programs."
Together with its customers and associates, Ralphs contributed
more than $150,000 in 2015 to
programs focused on educating our youth, including after-school
enrichment programs, in Southern
California communities served by Ralphs stores.
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently
operates 198 supermarkets from its headquarters in Los Angeles. Last year, Ralphs contributed
more than $6 million to support
education, hunger relief, women's health and local nonprofit
organizations in the communities served by the company's stores.
Ralphs is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the
nation's largest food retailers, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more about Ralphs,
please visit our web site at www.ralphs.com.
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