Kroger customers and associates in the Atlanta Division joined forces with the with the United Service Organization (USO) to raise more than $145,000 through Kroger’s annual “Round-Up” campaign and$68,200 through the company’s “Honoring Our Heroes” initiative for a total of more than $213,000  to support American troops and their families.
 
From June 23 through July 6, Kroger customers rounded up their purchases to the nearest dollar with the difference benefitting the USO. These donations, along with Kroger’s corporate donation, will be used to provide financial assistance to brave service men, women and their families.
 
“We are overwhelmed with the amount of support our Atlanta Division customers and associates have shown for our U.S. troops during this year’s round up,” said Felix Turner, corporate affairs manager for Kroger’s Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, Eastern Alabama and South Carolina. “Every year, we look forward to working with the USO to show our deep gratitude to our active troops and our nation’s 23 million veterans.”
 
Additionally, Kroger presented the USO with a $1 million donation as a part of the company’s Honoring Our Heroes campaign, an initiative that demonstrates Kroger’s commitment to veterans, service members and their families. The check presentation was made at this year’s culinary event at Fort Stewart that brought together teams from Kroger, the USO and Robert Irvine Foods to entertain 1,500 troops and their families.
 
“More than two million Americans serve on active duty or in the reserves today, including many Kroger associates.Since 2011, Kroger customers and associates in the Atlanta Division have raised more than $2 million through the annual USO Round-Up and Honoring Our Heroes campaigns to provide financial support to our country’s heroes,” Turner said.
 
Established in 1941, the USO – a nonprofit, congressionally chartered organization – supports American troops in combat, as well as military personnel on local bases, the National Guard, Guard Reserves and other personnel providing humanitarian aid.