Thousands of Purina associates take part in
the company's annual day of service in over 30 cities
nationwide and at company's St.
Louis headquarters
ST.
LOUIS, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Purina
has been helping pets and people in need since its founding 130
years ago. Each May, the company takes a day away from work to
serve its more than 30 communities across the country. On
Thursday, May 23, nearly
2,000 employees at Purina's St.
Louis headquarters took part in the company's
23rd annual Purina Cares Day adding to the more than
1,300 factory and sales associates across the U.S. who volunteered
in their communities throughout the month of May for this annual
effort.
To support neighbors struggling to put food on the table and in
their pet's food bowl, Purina teamed up with the St. Louis Area
Foodbank to host a drive-through food pantry event at Ballpark
Village in downtown St. Louis.
Purina and Foodbank volunteers loaded boxes into vehicles,
providing 29,000 pounds of free food to more than 300
families, including the family pet.
Additional Purina employees participated in a variety of service
projects both on and off the Purina campus to support pets and
people in need. Volunteers teamed up with the LaSalle Park
Community Association to clean up landscaping and streets as part
of a beautification project in the residential neighborhood near
Purina's headquarters in St.
Louis. More than a dozen associates with trained Duo Dog
Touch Therapy Dogs visited local high schools to ease stress and
support students' mental health during final exam time. Other
service projects included updating local animal shelters,
participating in a riverfront cleanup, building bicycles for area
youth and creating care packages for the local unhoused.
Outside of St. Louis, over
1,300 associates at 24 of Purina's factories and seven sales
offices volunteered their time to create pet-enrichment toys,
fleece blankets and adoption kits for local pet shelters; assemble
care kits for area homeless; and renovate local dog parks and pet
shelters.
"Purina Cares Day is a great example of Purina's values and our
commitment to being a good neighbor in the communities where we
live and work," said Kim Beardslee,
Director of Community Affairs at Purina. "Our associates look
forward to volunteering their time and talents to help make a
positive difference in the lives of both pets and people
in-need."
Purina Cares Day is one of many ways the company supports those
in need each year. Guided by the belief that pets and people are
better together, the company donates more than $30 million annually in financial grants and
Purina pet food and cat litter donations to pet welfare agencies
and nonprofit organizations across the country.
About Purina
Nestlé Purina PetCare creates richer lives for pets and the
people who love them. Founded in 1894, Purina has helped dogs and
cats live longer, healthier lives by offering scientifically based
nutritional innovations. Purina manufactures some of the world's
most trusted and popular pet care products, including Purina ONE,
Pro Plan, Fancy Feast and Tidy Cats. Our more than 11,000 U.S.
associates take pride in our trusted pet food, treat and litter
brands that feed 46 million dogs and 68 million cats every year.
More than 500 Purina scientists, veterinarians, and pet care
experts ensure our commitment to unsurpassed quality and
nutrition.
Purina promotes responsible pet care through our scientific
research, our products, and our support for pet-related
organizations. Over the past five years, Purina has contributed
more than $150 million towards organizations that bring,
and keep, people and pets together, as well as those that help our
communities and environment thrive.
Purina is part of Nestlé, a global leader in Nutrition, Health,
and Wellness. For more information,
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