Kroger Assists Dallas With Storm Recovery Efforts
DALLAS Kroger has donated $50,000 to the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Thursday.
The money will be used to help Dallas residents recover from last week’s winter storms. The grocer has also donated nearly 50,000 gallons of water to the City of Dallas for its water distribution efforts.
“As we recover from this awful crisis, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach from governmental entities, nonprofits, and our business community,” Mayor Johnson said. “Kroger has been a wonderful partner for the City of Dallas in the past, and I am grateful for their continued support of our people.”
The grants were unanimously approved by the Mayor s Disaster Relief Fund advisory committee.
The committee is chaired by former U.S. Ambassador and current Hunt Consolidated Senior Vice President Jeanne Phillips.
The other members of the committee are the Dallas Foundation President and CEO Matthew Randazzo, UT Southwestern Vice President for Community and Corporate Relations Ruben Esquivel, the Beck Group s Executive Chairman Peter Beck, Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax, and Mayor Eric Johnson s Chief of Staff Mary Elbanna.
“Last week’s brutal winter storms and catastrophic power outages tested our city’s resolve and our resilience, but our generous donors and the work of our grant recipients show the interminable strength of our communities,” Mayor Johnson said. “The people of Dallas are our city’s greatest asset, and I am thrilled that we will be able to help them recover and rebuild.”