CINCINNATI, Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger
Co. (NYSE: KR) and its family of stores announced today it has
donated $3.5 million, to date, to
support recovery efforts in regions affected by Hurricanes Harvey
and Irma.
"I'm proud of how quickly the Kroger team was able to mobilize
after the storms to provide our associates, customers and trusted
partners with the resources they need to restore their lives and
communities," said Jessica Adelman,
Kroger's group vice president of corporate affairs. "While it has
been a devastating time for so many, this is when Kroger is at its
very best. Kroger will be there every step of the way to help our
communities rebuild."
The Kroger Co. Foundation provided $200,000 in grants to benefit food banks in the
Atlanta and Houston regions. Collectively, with the
support of its manufacturing teams and vendors, Kroger has supplied
more than $1 million in product
donations, including food, water, pet food and toiletries, to help
local disaster-relief nonprofits aiding first responders, shelters
and families.
Kroger has awarded $700,000 in
financial grants to its associates through Helping Hands, an
internal support fund that aids associates during hardships.
Across the country, customers have come together to support
storm relief by giving $1.5 million
at local stores to benefit the American Red Cross.
Along with product donations and financial support, the Kroger
mobile pharmacy has visited affected regions to help refill
thousands of medical prescriptions for displaced patients. Nurse
practitioners from the company's The Little Clinic are presently in
Houston providing affected
patients with free healthcare.
At The Kroger Co., we are dedicated to our purpose: to Feed
the Human SpiritTM. We are 450,000 associates
who serve nearly nine million customers in 2,793 retail food stores
under a variety of local banner names in 35 states and the
District of Columbia. Our Family
of Companies operates an expanding ClickList offering – a
personalized order online service – in addition to 2,258
pharmacies, 783 convenience stores, 307 fine jewelry stores, 222
retail health clinics, 1,472 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food
production plants in the United
States. Our Company has been recognized as one of America's
most generous companies for our support of more than 100 Feeding
America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness,
the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community
organizations including schools. As a leader in supplier diversity,
we are a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable.
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