LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2016 /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 $12
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 25 to July 19 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' vice president 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 Joseph
Humphries who works at the Ralphs at 1500 Moorpark Road in
Thousand Oaks.
Humphries is United States Navy veteran, who was wounded in
Afghanistan. He says working
Ralphs has helped ease his transition from active duty in the
military to civilian life because Ralphs is a "military friendly"
company.
"My managers at Ralphs have been very accommodating and
understanding," says Humphries, who served in the Navy from 2007 to
2010 and was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald
Reagan.
Customers can read more stories like Joseph Humphries', and learn how to volunteer
with the USO or make a donation, by visiting
www.honoringourheroes.com.
About Ralphs
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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