LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs invites
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.
To honor our heroes, Ralphs 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 Ralphs 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 stands in all Ralphs
supermarkets. 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,
Ralphs' senior manager of corporate affairs. "The USO
connects with our service men and women every step of the way, and
Ralphs is proud to honor our troops and veterans by supporting
them."
Honoring Ralphs' Heroes
Ralphs is also recognizing
company employees and their families who are active and former
military members, including Anthony Vapor who works at the Ralphs
at 18405 Brookhurst Street in Fountain
Valley.
Vapor is an Engineman 3rd Class Petty Officer in
the United States Navy Reserves.
He says managing his job at Ralphs and his military commitment has
been "easy" because Ralphs is a "military friendly" company.
"My managers at Ralphs have been very accommodating. They really
understand my "other job" and work with me," says Vapor, a Navy
Reservist since 2012.
Customers can read more stories like Anthony Vapor'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 Ralphs' year-round commitment to supporting members of
the military and their families. Kroger and Ralphs hired more than
6,000 veterans in 2014 and more than 29,000 veterans since
2009.
About Ralphs
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in
1873 and currently operates 216 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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