Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Partners With Harris Teeter to Donate 30,000 Pounds of Protein to Virginia Food Ba...
January 17 2017 - 5:15PM
Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a
program focused on alleviating hunger across the country, joined
forces with Harris Teeter to donate 30,000 pounds of protein to
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. The donation, which is equivalent to
more than 120,000 servings, will help alleviate hunger across the
Greater Peninsula, where one in seven Virginians struggle with
hunger.
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“Protein is critical to a well-balanced meal and a much-needed
resource to our food bank,” said Michele Benson, Chief Development
Officer for Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. “We are grateful to
Smithfield and Harris Teeter for this donation, which will help us
sustain our 170 member agencies as they strive to meet the
ever-growing needs of our community.”
Representatives from Smithfield and Harris Teeter presented the
donation to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank at the event this morning.
Members from all three organizations spoke about the issue of
hunger in the local community and the significance of this
donation. In the Greater Peninsula area, 74,000 individuals do not
know where their next meal will come from, and one in six of those
are children.
“Like Smithfield, Harris Teeter is committed to ending hunger in
the communities we serve,” said Danna Robinson, Communication
Manager for Harris Teeter. “Together, we are proud to extend our
support to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, which works day-in and
day-out to reduce food insecurity in Southeastern Virginia.”
Smithfield’s donation to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank kicked-off
the 2017 Helping Hungry Homes® nationwide hunger-relief tour.
Throughout the annual tour, Smithfield will provide food banks with
large-scale protein donations, partnering with local retailers
along the way.
“We look forward to this yearlong cross-country tour and
providing nutritious protein to families across the country,” said
Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for Smithfield
Foods. “We feed people—it’s what we do. Through this program, we’re
doing what we can for our neighbors in need.”
Helping Hungry Homes®, now in its ninth year, will help fight
hunger this year through more than 50 large-scale protein donations
to food banks across the United States. To date, Helping Hungry
Homes® has provided more than 65 million servings of protein to
food banks across America. For more information about Helping
Hungry Homes® and a list of upcoming donation events, visit
helpinghungryhomes.com.
About Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods is a $14
billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor
and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the
leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands
including SmithfieldⓇ, EckrichⓇ, Nathan's FamousⓇ, FarmlandⓇ,
ArmourⓇ, John MorrellⓇ, Cook'sⓇ, KretschmarⓇ, GwaltneyⓇ, Curly'sⓇ,
MargheritaⓇ, CarandoⓇ, Healthy OnesⓇ, KrakusⓇ, MorlinyⓇ and
BerlinkiⓇ. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in
a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community
involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and
quality programs. For more information, visit
www.smithfieldfoods.com.
About Virginia Peninsula FoodbankSince 1986,
the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank has been providing hunger relief to
the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg,
and the counties of James City, Gloucester, Mathews, Surry and
York. With the support of almost 175 member agencies and programs,
the organization has provided over 137 million meals in 30 years.
The Foodbank is a proud member of Feeding America, the Federation
of Virginia Food Banks, and the United Way of the Virginia
Peninsula. Our vision is to inspire hope by leading the effort for
a hunger free and properly nourished community. For more
information, visit us online at www.hrfoodbank.org, on Facebook at
www.Facebook.com/VAPenFoodbank, and on Twitter at
www.Twitter.com/hrfoodbank.
About Harris TeeterHarris Teeter, with
headquarters in Matthews, N.C., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). The regional grocery chain employs
approximately 30,000 associates and operates stores in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware,
Florida and the District of Columbia.
Media Contacts:
Dalton Agency for Smithfield
Heather Houston
(386) 216-9472
hhouston@daltonagency.com
Virginia Peninsula Food Bank
Michele Benson
(757) 403-0716
mbenson@hrfoodbank.org
Harris Teeter
Lea Ramsey
(704) 844-3209
lmramsey@harristeeter.com
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