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America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network Recognizes Eleven Donors for Their Hunger-Relief Efforts |
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From PR Newswire: America's Second Harvest The Nation's Food Bank Network has honored eleven donors for contributing to the organization's mission to end hunger in America. Procter & Gamble was honored with the 2007 "Donor of the Year" award for the exceptional donation value of their product line, as many of their products cannot be acquired with food stamps. Last year alone, over 18 million people in need received Procter & Gamble product through our network, reaching 150 member food banks in 44 states. ConAgra has been a committed partner since 1999, providing more than $20 million dollars to the America's Second Harvest network and 145 million pounds of food. Through Feeding Children Better, the foundation has funded the startup of more than 250 new Kids Cafes, and supported technology and transportation programs, including the purchase of 167 trucks for food banks. Tyson Foods, Inc. was honored with the 2007 "Protein Donor of the Year" award for its donation last year of over four million pounds of poultry and meat products to the America's Second Harvest network. Tyson's support also includes: workshop presentations at our annual Food Conference; engagement of their employee associates at local food bank events; introduction of America's Second Harvest as a partner in Tyson's support of LULAC and ending hunger in the Hispanic and Latino communities, support of Hunger Awareness Day, and recent disaster support for member food banks affected by flooding in the Midwest. Greatwide Logistics and Cargo-Master, Inc., leaders in the transportation industry, were honored with 2007 "Logistics Partner of the Year" award for their superior transportation and logistics services, financial contributions and employee involvement in hunger relief.
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