Ralphs Grocery Company launches charitable campaign to benefit Children's Hospitals

Southern California children's hospitals that will benefit from the charitable fundraising drive include:

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Children's Hospital of Orange County
• Cottage Children's Medical Center (Santa Barbara)
• Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
• Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
• Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
• Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego)

"Ralphs believes strongly in giving back to the communities our stores serve," said Valerie Jabbar, Ralphs president. "We're pleased to extend our commitment to our local children's hospitals and give families and children hope through the outstanding work these hospitals do to provide world-class medical care for children."

Since 2005, Ralphs, its associates and customers have given more than $2 million to children's hospitals in Southern California. This year, Ralphs has set a goal of raising $200,000 for children's hospitals.

Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently operates 197 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.

SOURCE Ralphs Grocery Company

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