Ralphs Launches Honoring Our Heroes Campaign

Ralphs is inviting 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.

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.

Throughout July 19, customers may support the USO by donating their spare change in the canisters located in their neighborhood Ralphs supermarket.

This year, customers and associates of Ralphs will be able to show their support for our service men and women from May 25–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."

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.