Tallac Village residents participated in the National Night Out by having a block party to bring community members together. This was the second year that Richard (organizer) and his wife Rachel have been active participants in the event. Michael had also recently been named to head the Neighborhood Association in the area. “Tallac Village is small enough where everybody knows everybody” Michael noted “you see your neighbors walking, driving or out with their pets”. Indeed the people that were there either knew each other or got to know each other during this gathering. If nothing else it was apparent that bringing a neighborhood together for events such as this is very worthwhile. As ot

In photo left to right: David Fluitt, Raley's Pharmacy Supervisor and Haitian Aid Mission volunteer; Dawn Lindblom, American Red Cross Sacramento Sierra Chapter CEO; Michael Teel, Raley's President and CEO; Steve Turner, American Red Cross Sacramento Sierra Chapter Board Chair and Jennifer Teel-Wolter, Raley's Communitarian.   Local Red Cross Accepts Their Largest Donation for Haiti Relief    The Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross accepted their largest check for the Haiti Relief and Development Fund on Tuesday, March 9 from Raley’s President & CEO, Michael Teel. From January 16 through February 13, all 134 Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source stores feature

Foodies and wine enthusiasts united Saturday at Cesar Chavez Park for Raley's and Seventh Annual Grape Escape, presented by Raley's and Bel Air for an evening of drinking and munching. For $40 in advance and $50 at the door, ticket-holders took part in a three-hour taste marathon, sampling cabs, chards and merlots from more than 50 top wineries from six counties in Northern California and gourmet appetizers from Sacramento’s favorite eateries. Award-winning wineries like San Joaquin’s Van Ruiten winery (voted Wall Street Journal’s Best Zin) and Calaveras County’s Twisted Oak winery (Gold Medal winner from the Riverside International Wine Competition) set up shop along with brewery favori