BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball
Corporation (NYSE: BLL) employees stepped up to help address food
insecurity in North America during
the company's 2017 "Let's Can
Hunger" food drive, collecting a record 269,655 pounds of
canned food and donating more than $332,000 that amounts to more than 1.5 million
meals for those in need in communities where Ball operates in the
U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The engagement and commitment from employees in Ball's
corporate, packaging and aerospace offices throughout the "Let's
Can Hunger" campaign made it
possible to deliver safe and nutritious food in more than 40
communities.
The food collected, combined with employee donations, the Ball
Corporation match and The Ball Foundation's dollar per pound match
of food, will benefit more than 40 nonprofit organizations that
improve local access to sufficient food resources for individuals
and families in need. According to national statistics, one in
eight people in America face hunger.
"Providing 1.5 million meals to our communities was a tremendous
effort and demonstrates the generosity of the Ball family," said
Chris Chavez, director of global
corporate citizenship and corporate relations at Ball. "Our
communities can count on us to make a positive difference in many
ways. With nearly 50 million Americans struggling to put food on
the table, Let's Can Hunger is our
commitment to bring nutritious food and other necessities to those
who need it."
About The Ball Foundation
The Ball Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, private
foundation. Founded in December 2010, the Ball Foundation's mission
is to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations that
sustain the communities in which we live and operate by improving
and promoting education, recycling, disaster relief and food
security. For more information about the Ball Foundation, please
visit www.ball.com/ball-foundation.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable packaging
solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as
well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for
the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ
18,450 people worldwide and 2016 net sales were $9.1 billion. For more information, visit
www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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