$22K Raised For Local Food Banks By Pleasanton Raley's

PLEASANTON, CA — Customers, suppliers and staff at the Pleasanton Raley's raised nearly $21,900 for hungry area residents as part of the grocery chain's annual holiday drive, Raley's Food For Families.

The store, at 5420 Sunol Blvd., is one of three Tri-Valley Raley's locations. The stores raised a combined $61,220, with some $26,000 raised by the Livermore shop and $13,300 raised by the San Ramon shop, according to numbers provided by a Raley's spokesperson.

Raley's Food For Families is a nonprofit organization that partners with 12 food banks in Northern California and Nevada — where the chain's stores are located — in hopes to reach the 1.4 million food-insecure people in those communities, Raley's wrote in a press release. The nonprofit worked with food banks to create holiday bags that reflect the needs of local customers.

The grocery chain raised a record $2.1 million across all of its stores. East Bay locations, including those in the Tri-Valley plus stores in Alameda, Fremont and Hayward, raised a combined $106,660, according to the retailer.

All of the East Bay donations will go toward Alameda County Community Food Bank.

Donate to Raley's Food For Families here.