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Rey Rocha, a store manager at Fry's Food Store on East Grant Road, received a $1 million check from the Kroger Community Immunity Giveaway on Aug. 16.

Jesse Tellez

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Fry's store manager in Tucson wins $1 million vaccine prize

Fry's store manager in Tucson wins $1 million vaccine prize

“I guess I feel blessed,” Reyes “Rey” Rocha, the store manager of the Fry’s at the northwest corner of Grant Road and First Avenue. “You know, I got the shot, I did something simple and got rewarded. I mean, how much more blessed can I be than that? You know?”

Un empleado de un Fry’s en Tucsón gana $1 millón por vacunarse contra el Covid

Un empleado de un Fry’s en Tucsón gana $1 millón por vacunarse contra el Covid

"Creo que me siento bendecido", dijo Reyes ‘Rey’ Rocha, el supervisor del Fry's que está ubicado en la esquina noroeste de East Grant Road y North First Avenue.

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