LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs Grocery
Company is pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support
children's hospitals in Southern
California.
Ralphs customers and associates can support their local
children's hospital 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 Children's Hospital fundraising campaign will run
through May 24, 2016.
Southern California children's
hospitals that will benefit from the charitable fundraising drive
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
- Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
- Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
- Rady Children's Hospital (San
Diego)
"Ralphs believes strongly in giving back to the communities our
stores serve," said Donna Giordano,
Ralphs 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, Ralphs, its associates and customers have given more
than $2 million to children's
hospitals in Southern California.
This year, Ralphs has set a goal of raising $200,000 for children's hospitals.
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently
operates 204 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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