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Nation’s Largest Grocery Retailer Joins Feb. 11 Event To Offer CPR Theater, Blood/Glucose Screenings And Heart Healthy Cooking Demos
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) ( www.kroger.com/), the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer with 16 stores throughout the Triangle and North Carolina, has announced that it has partnered with Duke Heart Center to host Save-a-Life Fair, a free, family-oriented health education event, on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Embassy Suites on 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd. in Cary, N.C. Activities will include bystander CPR sessions for the family, heart health risk factor screenings of blood and glucose for adults, a health fair, and heart healthy cooking demonstrations. Children will have an opportunity to participate in Kids Zumba with a national Zumba expert as well. Pharmacists, dieticians, Chef Alan Panzer from Kroger’s Apex
store at US 64 Highway West, and other healthcare volunteers will be on hand to offer tips and training for heart health and bystander CPR.
Carl York, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which includes stores throughout the Triangle and North Carolina, said more than 200 participants have signed up for the fair. The event is open to the public, but registration is required. To register, call the toll-free number 888-ASK-DUKE (888-275-3853)
QUOTES:
“Kroger is proud to join with Duke Heart Center to promote this educational and fun fair to promote cardiac health and overall well-being,” said York. “Our community is dedicated to improving the communities which it serves, and in observation of February being National Heart Month, we view Save-A-Life Fair as an opportune time for Triangle residents to learn more about how they can improve their lives.”
DETAILS:
- Duke Heart Center, a division of Duke Medicine, a world-class academic and health care system, provides state-of-the-art cardiac care to help thousands of heart patients lead longer, healthier lives. For more information, visit
www.dukehealth.org/heart_center.
ABOUT KROGER:
Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, has 16 stores throughout the Triangle and North Carolina, including Apex (1), Cary (1), Garner (1), Fuquay-Varina (1), Raleigh (6) and Durham (6). Headquartered in Cincinnati, the company employs more than 338,000 associates who serve customers in 2,439 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s. The company also operates 788 convenience stores, 361 fine jewelry stores, 1,046 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the United States. Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit
www.kroger.com.
Erin Smith
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