Fry’s store manager in Tucson wins $1 million vaccine prize | Local news

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Rey Rocha, branch manager of Fry’s Food Store at 555 E. Grant Road, hugs his wife Christina after Monica Garnes, President of Fry’s, presented him with the $ 1 million grand prize for the Kroger Community Immunity Giveaway on August 16, 2021 .

Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily Star

A local Fry grocery store manager is $ 1 million richer after winning a company-wide raffle for vaccination against COVID-19.

“I think I feel blessed,” Reyes “Rey” Rocha, the manager of Fry’s on the northwest corner of East Grant Road and North First Avenue. “You know, I got the chance, I did something simple and I was rewarded. I mean how much more blessed can I be? You know?”

Rey Rocha, branch manager at Fry’s Food Store on East Grant Road, received a check for $ 1 million from the Kroger Community Immunity Giveaway on August 16.

Jesse Tellez

Rocha received a surprise check Monday morning from Fry’s President Monica Garnes as part of the Kroger Community Immunity Giveaway, a company-wide initiative aimed at encouraging employees and their families to get vaccinated.

Rocha, a 38-year veteran of Fry’s stores in the Tucson area, said he had run the store at 555 E. Grant Road for the past six months. He said he was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine not to receive a possible award, but to protect the employees and customers of his stores.

Rey Rocha, Branch Manager of Fry’s Food Store at 555 E. Grant Road, received the grand prize of $ 1 million for the Kroger Community Immunity Giveaway on August 16, 2021.

Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily Star

“It started with getting a vaccination and just doing everything and making sure I was working in a safe environment and making sure my customers were safe when they shop.”

Despite acknowledging the life-changing amount of money he had won, Rocha insisted he would continue to work at Fry’s.

“I’m 60 years old and hopefully I have a few more years left in me. I want to keep working and staying productive, ”he said.

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