Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Works With Walmart to Donate More Than 37,000 Pounds of Protein to Northwest Arkan...
October 05 2017 - 4:40PM
Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a
program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become
more food secure, joined forces with Walmart to donate more
than 37,000 pounds of protein to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.
The donation, equivalent to more than 150,000 servings, will help
those fighting hunger across Northwest Arkansas, where one in four
individuals are food insecure.
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“We’re thrilled to welcome Smithfield Foods and the Helping
Hungry Homes team for the fourth time this year,” said Kent
Eikenberry, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.
“With today’s donation, we’ve received more than 550,000 servings
of Smithfield protein that allows us to better provide the area we
serve with food assistance. It’s an unbelievable amount of support
that we couldn’t appreciate more.”
Smithfield and Walmart 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 70,000 individuals who face hunger
in Northwest Arkansas. Attendees enjoyed the event with Smithfield
fresh pork samples prepared by local restaurant owner, Jordan
Poole, of Big Rub BBQ and a special guest appearance from
world-champion pitmaster, Darren Warth of Iowa’s Smokey D’s.
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.
“Smithfield is honored to be back in Northwest Arkansas to offer
the community our continued support,” said Dennis Pittman, senior
director of hunger relief for Smithfield Foods. “As a global food
company, we value our responsibility to respond to those in need of
hunger relief with nutritious protein. Our fourth visit to Lowell
this year puts us one donation closer to our goal of ending hunger
across the country.”
Following today’s event, Helping Hungry Homes® will visit
Norfolk, VA, Tuesday, Oct. 10. 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-Mart Stores, Inc.Wal-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 SmithfieldJana Beasley(904)
534-8568jbeasley@daltonagency.com |
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Northwest
Arkansas Food BankMike Williams(479)
347-2382mike.williams@nwafoodbank.org |
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WalmartMolly Blakeman(479)
204-6389molly.blakeman@walmart.com |
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