Local Not-For-Profit Organizations Receive
Funds to Strengthen and Empower Healthy Communities
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced the 31
recipients of the Campbell Soup Foundation’s 2019 Community Impact
Grants totaling $595,000.
Campbell Soup Foundation grantmaking aligns with three
focus areas: increasing healthy food access; encouraging healthy
living; and nurturing Campbell neighborhoods. This year’s 31
recipients are located in Campbell’s hometown communities of Camden
and East Brunswick, New Jersey; Bloomfield and Norwalk,
Connecticut; Charlotte and Maxton, North Carolina; Napoleon and
Willard, Ohio; Tualatin and Salem, Oregon; Hanover and Downingtown,
Pennsylvania; Paris, Texas; Richmond, Utah; and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
“The Campbell Soup Foundation is a powerful community partner
not only in Camden but in many Campbell hometown communities,” said
Kim Fortunato, President, Campbell Soup Foundation and Director,
Community Affairs. “In addition to financial support, we are proud
of our robust volunteer engagement program that supports our
community partners in a variety of ways. Congratulations to this
year’s outstanding recipients who are making a significant impact
in their local communities.”
This year’s grantees include:
- Urban Gleaners, which focuses on
healthy food access in Tualatin, Oregon, by collecting fresh food
before it can go to waste and delivering it to hungry children and
families;
- After-School-All-Stars, which operates
programs in Camden that provide a minimum of 60 minutes of
structured health and fitness activities to kids after school;
and,
- The Northeast Texas Trail Coalition,
who is working to “re-cycle” a rail banked corridor in Paris,
Texas, into pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian trails to allow for
safe exercise and transportation, including safe bike routes to
school.
Below is the full list of grant recipients:
After-School-All-Stars – Camden, New Jersey
Boys and Girls Clubs of Paris – Paris, Texas
Cache Community Food Pantry – Richmond, Utah
Camden Health and Athletic Association – Camden, New Jersey
Camden Lutheran Housing – Camden, New Jersey
Cathedral Kitchen – Camden, New Jersey
Center for Environmental Transformation – Camden, New Jersey
Connecticut Food Bank – Norwalk, Connecticut
Elijah's Promise – Food Bank – East Brunswick, New Jersey
Food Rescue US – Norwalk, Connecticut
Foodshare – Bloomfield, Connecticut
Friends of Zenger Farm – Tualatin, Oregon
Girls on the Run – Charlotte, North Carolina
Lamar County Food Pantry – Paris, Texas
Marion–Polk Food Share – Salem, Oregon
New Hope Ministries – Hanover, Pennsylvania
Northeast Texas Trail Coalition – Paris, Texas
Person to Person, Inc. – Norwalk, Connecticut
Respond, Inc. – Camden, New Jersey
Restoring Hope Center, Inc – Maxton, North Carolina
Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey – Camden, New
Jersey
Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society – Camden, New Jersey
Schoolyard Farms – Tualatin, Oregon
The Ohio State University (Camp Palmer) – Napoleon, Ohio
The Trust for Public Land – Camden, New Jersey
Urban Gleaners – Tualatin, Oregon
UrbanPromise – Camden, New Jersey
Vetri Community Partnership – Camden, New Jersey
Victory Garden Initiative – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Willard Hope Center – Willard, Ohio
YMCA of Greater Brandywine – Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1953, the Campbell Soup Foundation provides financial
support to local organizations that inspire positive change in
communities throughout the U.S. While the Foundation places an
emphasis on Camden, N.J., the site of Campbell’s World Headquarters
and birthplace of its namesake soup business, it’s funding also
supports other Campbell communities nationally. The Foundation is
employee-run, governed by a Board of Trustees and advised by an
Executive Committee. Campbell employees nominate eligible
nonprofits for consideration for funding.
About Campbell Soup Company
Campbell (NYSE:CPB) is driven and inspired by our Purpose, "Real
food that matters for life's moments." For generations, people have
trusted Campbell to provide authentic, flavorful and affordable
snacks, soups and simple meals, and beverages. Founded in 1869,
Campbell has a heritage of giving back and acting as a good steward
of the planet's natural resources. The company is a member of the
Standard and Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
For more information, visit www.campbellsoupcompany.com or follow
company news on Twitter via @CampbellSoupCo. To learn more about
how we make our food and the choices behind the ingredients we use,
visit www.whatsinmyfood.com.
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