Raley's Customers Can Donate to Japan Relief

announced Monday that it is designating all donations to checkstand collection boxes in its 133 Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source stores to Japan disaster relief, beginning Monday through April 18.

Customers can give to Japan disaster relief and know that 100 percent of the donation will go to the American Red Cross to help the devastated country.

Raley’s will absorb all administrative costs.

“The impact of this disaster has been absolutely catastrophic,” Ashley Zepernick, Raley’s spokeswoman said in a statement released Monday. “We recognize the huge need for support and we want to provide our customers with an easy way to contribute and feel confident that their donations are reaching people in need.”

In March 2010, the Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross received a check for more than $149,000 – its largest donation – for the Haiti Relief and Development Fund on behalf of Raley’s. The money was raised by the donations from customers and employees.