NEW ALBANY, Ohio, June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Evans
Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE), is proud to announce its commitment to
support America's active duty, veterans, and their families with
the launch of its "Our Farm Salutes" campaign. As part of the
program, Bob Evans Farms has painted its iconic barn purple, a
color that represents every branch of service, and is donating
$200,000 as well as thousands of
meals to support the Gary Sinise Foundation's (GSF) Serving
Heroes program, an initiative that provides meals to active
duty, veterans, and their families as a way of showing gratitude
for their service and sacrifice.
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"Supporting the men and women that serve our country has always
been a part of the culture at Bob Evans Farms, and we could not be
more excited to further our commitment of showing gratitude by
encouraging others to join us as we salute all of those that
unselfishly serve us," said Bob Evans Farms, Inc. President and CEO
Saed Mohseni. "In painting the Bob
Evans barn purple and partnering with the Gary Sinise Foundation in
support of their Serving Heroes program, we are making it
known that 'Our Farm Salutes' all of America's active duty,
veterans, and their families."
As part of the "Our Farms Salutes" campaign, Bob Evans Farms is
urging all Americans to join them in going purple this summer
to show gratitude to those that serve. By visiting
OurFarmSalutes.com, the public can share a message of support or
make a donation to help support the Gary Sinise Foundation's
Serving Heroes program.
Throughout 2016, in partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation
and its Serving Heroes program, Bob Evans Farms, Inc. will
serve over 6,000 meals to military heroes and their families at
military bases, USO centers and VAs across the country at
Serving Heroes events.
In addition, Bob Evans will share a series of broadcast
television and radio public service announcements featuring
Gary Sinise in support of the
Foundation's Serving Heroes program.
Designed by 'The Barn Artist,' Scott
Hagan and Columbus artist David
Browning, the newly painted Bob Evans barn features a mural
honoring current and past members of the Air Force, Army, Navy,
Marines, Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines. The painting took a
total of 11 days, 176 man-hours and 30 gallons of paint to complete
and will remain on the building through Veteran's Day.
"A hearty meal and time spent with family around a dinner table
is often the thing service members miss most during tours of duty,"
said Gary Sinise, founder of the
Gary Sinise Foundation. "The generous contribution made by Bob
Evans Farms to our Serving Heroes program will
help us to feed our nation's service men and women and their
families, in mind, body and soul; and the painted purple barn
stands as a beacon of honor to those who protect our
freedoms."
For more information on the "Our Farm Salutes" campaign, look
for the purple packaging on Bob Evans packaged foods products in
your local grocery store, or please visit
www.OurFarmSalutes.com.
About Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns
and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans
Restaurants brand name. At the end of the third fiscal
quarter (January 22, 2016), Bob Evans
Restaurants owned and operated 548 family restaurants in 18 states,
primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of
the United States. Bob Evans
Farms, Inc., through its BEF Foods segment, is also a leading
producer and distributor of refrigerated side dishes, pork sausage
and a variety of refrigerated and frozen convenience food items
under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more
information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc.,
visit www.bobevans.com.
About the Gary Sinise
Foundation:
Actor/humanitarian Gary Sinise has been actively and tirelessly
supporting the troops for over thirty years. Among his numerous
film and television roles, it was his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor in the landmark film Forrest Gump which formed an enduring
connection with servicemen and women throughout the military
community. Over the years, Sinise participated in handshake tours,
hospital visits, invited veterans to come for free performances at
his theater in Chicago, and much
more. In June 2011, to expand upon
his individual efforts, Sinise established the Gary Sinise
Foundation.
The Gary Sinise Foundation honors America's defenders,
veterans, first responders, their families and those in need.
Through its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting
Empowerment) program, specially
adapted smart homes are being constructed for severely
wounded veterans nationwide. Each one-of-a-kind home is customized
to ease the everyday burdens of a wounded hero, their family and
caregivers. Other programs include Serving Heroes, Relief
& Resiliency Outreach, Invincible Spirit
Festivals, the Lt. Dan
Band, Arts & Entertainment
Outreach, and First Responders Outreach. Its
latest program, Soaring Valor, is sending WWII veterans
to The National WWII Museum and documenting their first-hand
accounts of the war. Over the years, the Foundation has formed
numerous corporate partnerships which support many of the
Foundation's programs. For more information, please
visit GarySiniseFoundation.org.
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