Percentage of your grocery bill will benefit Mission Viejo’s adopted troops

You can help support Mission Viejo’s adopted Marines by giving a percentage of your grocery shopping bill to the cause.

The Mission Viejo Marines & Sailors Adoption Committee has joined forces with the Mission Viejo Community Foundation and Ralphs Community Partners program to benefit the Headquarters Battalion of the 1st Marine Division. Simply visit www.ralphs.com (click on services, community contribution and enroll) to sign up by using Mission Viejo Community Foundation organization number 93134 and your purchases will begin counting for the Marines within 72 hours of signing up your card online.

This latest effort to support Mission Viejo’s adopted Marines complements the great work volunteers on the Marines and Sailors Adoption Committee do to benefit the men and women who selflessly protect our freedoms.

The committee was born with a handful of community volunteers shortly after the City adopted the Headquarters Battalion of the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton in March 2006.

Fast forward several years, and that adoption committee has grown with the active support of more than 50 volunteers and thousands of others who give of their time, resources and heart for Mission Viejo’s adopted troops. The committee meets monthly in Mission Viejo or at Camp Pendleton.  Like dedicated soldiers, committee members work with the Mission Viejo Community Foundation and City to provide year-round support to Mission Viejo’s adopted Marines and Sailors.

For more information about this program and others, call 949-470-3061 or e-mail recreation@cityofmissionviejo.org.