Tyson Foods and Rouny's Supermarkets Donate 29,000 Pounds of Protein
Roundy’s Supermarkets and Tyson Foods Donate over 29,000 pounds of Protein to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
WHO: Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Roundy’s Supermarkets and Tyson Foods
WHAT: Donation of 29,000 pounds of chicken
WHEN: Friday, December 16, 2011
10 a.m.
WHERE: Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin food bank
1700 W. Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53205
Media please park at 16th Street entrance
Milwaukee, Wis. – In an effort to fight hunger in Wisconsin, Tyson Foods and Roundy’s Supermarkets have teamed up to donate more than 29,000 pounds of food to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin this holiday season.
Tyson Foods will deliver a truckload of chicken products to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin on December 16 at 10 a.m. With the demand for food up 21% over the past two years, many families are forced to make the difficult decision between paying bills and buying food. “We applaud Tyson Foods for supporting hunger relief in local communities. Together with committed partners like Tyson Foods, we can provide food to children and families struggling with hunger,” said Bonnie Bellehumeur, president of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
“Since we’re in the food business it makes sense for our company to donate protein to feed people in need; however, we also believe in raising hunger awareness,” said Donnie Smith, president and CEO of Tyson Foods. “One of the keys to ending hunger in America is mobilizing more people to join the fight. That’s why we’re encouraging people to across the nation, including our own team members, to step forward and get involved.
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330,000 people in eastern Wisconsin rely on food supplied by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin each year. The food bank is the largest, private, nonprofit distributor of food in the state. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin distributes more than 15 million pounds of food annually to 1,000 food pantries, meal programs and shelters throughout eastern Wisconsin. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a member of Feeding America which is consistently ranked as one of the most efficient charities, out of the country’s 100 largest charities, by Forbes magazine. Since 1982, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin has distributed more than 280 million pounds of food. To learn more about hunger in Wisconsin, visit www.feedingamericawi.org.
