LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their
Diabetes Awareness Month activities, supermarket partners Ralphs
and Food 4 Less are inviting their customers to be part of the Stop
Diabetes® movement.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and from October 12 through November 8, Ralphs and Food 4
Less are offering their customers the opportunity to help in the
fight to stop diabetes by donating their spare change in
specially-marked coin boxes located at the check stands in all
Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores in Southern
California. Also collecting funds to help stop diabetes will
be 14 Food 4 Less stores serving the greater Chicago area, and 22 Foods Co stores serving
Central and Northern
California.
All funds raised will be donated to the American Diabetes
Association (ADA) in support of its mission to prevent and cure
diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by
diabetes.
"Ralphs and Food 4 Less are proud to support the ADA's efforts,"
said Kendra Doyel, vice president of
Corporate Affairs for Ralphs and Food 4 Less. "We hope our support
of the ADA and our ongoing commitment to help stop diabetes will
encourage, inspire and empower people to live healthy
lifestyles."
Ralphs and Food 4 Less are also supporting Diabetes Awareness
Month by serving as a Presenting Sponsors of this year's ADA Los
Angeles Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes fundraising and awareness
walk on November 5 at Six Flags Magic
Mountain. In addition to financial support, Ralphs and Food 4 Less
are donating diabetes friendly snacks for walk participants to
enjoy.
About Ralphs Grocery Company
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.
About Food 4 Less
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Food 4 Less operates 131
price-impact, warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food
4 Less in Southern California,
Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and
Northern California. Last year,
Food 4 Less contributed more than $4
million to support education, hunger relief, women's health
and local nonprofit organizations in the communities served by the
company's stores. Food 4 Less is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co.,
(NYSE:KR), one of the nation's largest grocery retailers,
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
For more information about Food 4 Less, please visit our website at
www.food4less.com.
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