Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Works With Walmart to Donate More Than 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Northwest Arkan...
August 10 2017 - 4:00PM
Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a
program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become
more food secure, joined forces with Wal-Mart to donate more than
35,000 pounds of protein to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. The
donation, equivalent to more than 140,000 servings, will help those
fighting hunger across Northwest Arkansas, where one in four
individuals are food insecure.
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“Smithfield Foods has been an incredible partner to us,” said
Kent Eikenberry, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Food
Bank. “This donation brings their total to over 75,000 pounds of
protein donated for the year. We look forward to distributing this
to our agency partners who will provide it to their clients.”
Smithfield and Wal-Mart representatives presented the donation
to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank this morning at an event that
raised awareness of hunger’s impact in the local community. Members
from all three organizations discussed the significance of protein
donations in helping the 120,000 individuals, including one in
three children, who face hunger each day in Northwest Arkansas.
Smithfield’s donation to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank was a part
of the Helping Hungry Homes® 2017 nationwide donation tour.
Throughout the annual tour, Smithfield will provide large-scale
protein donations to nearly 60 food banks across the country. This
donation adds to the more than 65 million servings of protein
donated since 2011.
“We are proud to offer our continued support to the Northwest
Arkansas Food Bank and the thousands of individuals it serves every
year,” said Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for
Smithfield Foods. “Although this donation will positively impact
many individuals across Northwest Arkansas, hunger is a national
issue, and we encourage others to join our fight and volunteer at
their local food bank.”
Following today’s event, Helping Hungry Homes® will visit
Washington DC, Thursday, Aug. 17. For more information about
Helping Hungry Homes® and a list of upcoming donation events, visit
helpinghungryhomes.com.
About Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods is a $15
billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor
and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the
leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands
including SmithfieldⓇ, EckrichⓇ, Nathan's FamousⓇ, FarmlandⓇ,
ArmourⓇ, John MorrellⓇ, Cook'sⓇ, KretschmarⓇ, GwaltneyⓇ, Curly'sⓇ,
MargheritaⓇ, CarandoⓇ, Healthy OnesⓇ, KrakusⓇ, MorlinyⓇ and
BerlinkiⓇ. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in
a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community
involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and
quality programs. For more information, visit
www.smithfieldfoods.com.
About Northwest Arkansas Food BankNorthwest
Arkansas Food Bank was established in 1988 by a group of concerned
citizens who saw the need for hunger assistance in Northwest
Arkansas. Over the past 28 years, the Food Bank has grown to serve
citizens of Benton, Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties, a
commitment still strong today. Each year, the Northwest Arkansas
Food Bank distributes over 11.5 million pounds of food in Benton,
Washington, Madison, and Carroll counties. It is through
partnerships with well over 160 member agencies that we are able to
reach out to those in need. The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank is an
affiliate of Feeding America.
About Wal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)
helps people around the world save money and live better - anytime
and anywhere - in retail stores, online, and through their mobile
devices. Each week, over 260 million customers and members visit
our 11,723 stores under 59 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce
websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $485.9
billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.3 million associates
worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability,
corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional
information about Walmart can be found by
visiting http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook
at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/walmart.
Media Contacts:
Dalton Agency for Smithfield
Heather Houston
(904) 398-5222
hhouston@daltonagency.com
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank
Mike Williams
479-347-2382
mike.williams@nwafoodbank.org
Wal-Mart
Molly Blakeman
(479) 204-6389
molly.blakeman@walmart.com
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