Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Holiday Hoopla!

When I started this blog about two months ago I was wondering what special things The Kroger Co. had in store for its customers for the holidays. Now that it’s finally turkey time I see that, as usual, Kroger has everything you need for your Thanksgiving feast.

First of all, recall Kroger’s dedication to the community. The Bringing Hope to the Table campaign just never stops working for the people. This Thanksgiving, Kroger asks us to “Buy a bag. Feed a family.” The idea is simple really, you buy one of those reusable grocery bags that help save the planet, and you feed a family of four. These handy bags cost $1.99 and out of that, $1.30 donated to a local food bank. All of this information can easily be found on the Kroger website.



Before I go on to discuss the other great things The Kroger Co. is doing, let me touch on the fact that the public relations people that work for this corporation really know what they are doing. When you go to the Kroger homepage, the first thing you see is an adorable little girl holding a yogurt container in one little hand and holding the spoon she is eating with up to her mouth with the other little hand. Her eyes are focused up towards the words “Buy a bag. Feed a family.” Now if this lovable little one doesn’t immediately make you want to buy one of these bags to help give back to the community, then nothing really will.



Kroger offers holiday recipes, party trays, a wine guide, and a party planning guide to help your family plan for the best Thanksgiving yet. Placed right next to all of these categories (which are also links to more extensive information), is “Thanksgiving costs less at Kroger” and a link called “view the savings.” If there was another word for savings, a word that could describe just how amazing deals are at Kroger, that would be the word to use. “Savings” just does not seem to cut it.

I love blogging about this corporation. There is always something exciting going on, and just looking at the website and clicking on all the links and pictures makes me feel like I am a part of the action and I love that. Aside from all the Kroger homepage holiday excitement, there is a picture of a troop of soldiers leaning on each other with the caption “send your support to our troops.” This link leads to http://www.anysoldier.com/ which gives ideas of what and how to send something to whomever you would like to send something to. This is a great thing for Kroger to be involved in because it shows that the troops are yet ANOTHER community that Kroger genuinely cares about.

So, between the adorable little girl whose family needs YOU to help them have a great Thanksgiving, and the troop in army attire, The Kroger Co. homepage proves to be a place where you have the ability to help any and every type of community.

Happy Thanksgiving!