All proceeds from bandz sale benefit Karmanos Cancer Institute

Kroger customers can help fight breast cancer on behalf of a special person or with a special message during Kroger’s autumn breast cancer campaign, which kicks off this month. Customers may purchase a pink message-bearing Slap Bandz for $3, with 100 percent of the proceeds contributed to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Six slap bandz messages lend a personal touch to the battle against breast cancer:

• Walking for my mom
• Walking for my grandma
• Walking for my daughter
• Walking for my BFF
• Fight like a girl
• Hope courage

“Every family in America is touched by breast cancer—whether individuals have relatives or friends afflicted with this life-threatening disease or suffer from the disease themselves,” said Rick Going, president, The Kroger Co. of Michigan. “Wearing a Slap Bandz bracelet creates a sense of unity and purpose and shows women and men who su