ConAgra Foods and “Today’s” Al Roker Lend a Hand with a Surprise Donation to Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
June 23 2010 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Today, Omaha-based ConAgra Foods surprised the Iowa Homeless
Youth Centers (IHYC) with an in-kind food donation of more than
42,000 pounds along with a check for $25,000 as part of Al Roker’s
Lend a Hand Today trip. In its ninth consecutive year, Lend a Hand
Today continues its mission to help small charities across the
country by providing scores of essential items they need to
continue helping and serving their communities.
“Today” has raised more than $4 million in donations to date for
this year’s trip which kicked off Monday, June 21, in San
Francisco, Calif. The trip continues through Friday with a total of
five stops in five cities, including today’s visit to the Buchanan
Transitional Living Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
The long-standing commitment by ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra
Foods Foundation to end child hunger has resulted in donations of
more than $48 million and more than 232 million pounds of food
since 1993.
“Our commitment to ending child hunger is the cornerstone of
ConAgra Foods’ corporate responsibility efforts,” said Chris
Kircher, vice president Corporate Affairs, ConAgra Foods. “We
applaud the efforts of Iowa Homeless Youth Centers and are proud to
partner with them to make sure children and young adults in Iowa
have access to the food they need to lead healthy, active
lives.”
IHYC works to eliminate homelessness among children, youth and
young mothers in Polk County. With citizen support and assistance,
IHYC helps homeless individuals and families live independently and
attain self-sufficiency. More information at IHYC can be found at
www.iowahomelessyouth.org.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America’s
leading food companies, with brands in 96 percent of America’s
households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters,
Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville
Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods
brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores.
ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence,
supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other
vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known
restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For
more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
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