Supermarket Company to Celebrate '12 Days of Giving' by Contributing
$1 Million to Organizations That Support Children and Families
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In the true spirit of the holiday
season, Ralphs Grocery Company will make gifts totaling more than $1 million
to community-based organizations that support children and families.
Based on the theme "12 Days of Giving," Ralphs' holiday charitable campaign
celebrates the giving spirit of the season by making financial gifts to more
than a dozen community-based organizations in Southern California who share a
mission of helping less-fortunate children and families.
The donations will be made through Ralphs Grocery Company's charitable
arm, The Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation. Organizations benefiting from the
"12 Days of Giving" campaign include:
* Boys and Girls Clubs
* Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council
* Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
* Children's Hospital & Health Center of San Diego
* Children's Hospital of Orange County
* First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles (FAME)
* Girls & Boys Town of Southern California
* Olive Crest Home for Abused Children
* Orange County Rescue Mission
* Orangewood Children's Home
* Para Los Ninos
* Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
* Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County
* The San Diego Food Bank
Ralphs representatives will be presenting donations to the charities over
the next 12 days.
"Helping people in need is what the season is all about," said Dave Hirz,
president of Ralphs Supermarkets. "We are honored to make these donations and
hope that our support will bring smiles and hope to many less-fortunate
families and children in our community this holiday season."
The "12 Days of Giving" donations are being made on behalf of Ralphs'
20,000 members in recognition of their contributions to the community. On any
given day you will find Ralphs members and their families volunteering in
schools, churches and synagogues, serving as coaches in youth sports leagues,
and feeding the hungry. In addition, several thousand Ralphs members have
walked and raised money for many great organizations such as the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
"I'm proud to be associated with so many fine people who do so much to
make our neighborhoods better places to live," said Hirz. "Making our
communities better is what Ralphs is all about."
Ralphs Grocery Company's "12 Days of Giving" is in keeping with the
supermarket company's ongoing commitment to community service. The company
has contributed more than $10 million this year to charities and civic
organizations in the communities served by its stores.
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently operates more
than 400 conventional and warehouse-style stores. Ralphs is a division of The
Kroger Co (NYSE: KR), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers based in
Cincinnati, OH. For more information about Ralphs, please visit our web site
at http://www.ralphs.com.
SOURCE Ralphs Grocery Company
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CONTACT:
Terry O'Neil of Ralphs Grocery Company,
+1-310-884-4680
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