Kroger Co expects over $6 mn in collection for Hurricane relief
24 Sep '05
3 min read
Kroger reached out with donations of $50,000 to governmental relief funds established by Mississippi and Arkansas to assist rebuilding efforts and evacuees.Earlier this week, the Company donated $200,000 in school supplies to local school districts in Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee that have enrolled children displaced by Katrina. Kroger operates 189 stores in Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Kroger stores and associates across the Company have been actively involved in assisting Hurricane Katrina's victims. Nearly 70 truckloads of food, water, baby food and personal care items have been collected through outreach projects in local stores. During a 10-day relief drive in Kansas, nearly 40 truckloads of food and other products were collected at three of Kroger's Dillon Stores locations, which served as the drop-off points for the regional event. Product donations are being directed to America's Second Harvest food banks, to be distributed in the communities assisting evacuees.
The Company's stores will continue to accept donations for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through the end of the month. The Company remains in close contact with the Red Cross and other community organizations, especially Second Harvest food banks, and stands ready to provide assistance as needed.
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains. At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,515 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith's and Smith's Marketplace, Fry's and Fry's Marketplace, Dillons, QFC and City Market.
Kroger also operated (either directly or through subsidiaries, franchise agreements, or operating agreements) 791 convenience stores, 431 fine jewelry stores, 559 supermarket fuel centers and 42 food processing plants.
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