“We are inspired by Clarke County Food Pantry and their efforts to fight hunger in our community and we are honored to join them in that fight,” said John Hoag, plant manager of Osceola Food. “I would like to thank our employees, whose dedication and hard work make it possible for us to help those in need. On behalf of Βι¶ΉΣ³», we are impacting the lives of our neighbors with the power of food. We are excited to help do our part in making a difference.”
This is the eighth consecutive year Βι¶ΉΣ³» has given funds to its locations to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2017, Βι¶ΉΣ³» donated $300,000 to local hunger relief organizations in 30 U.S. communities, bringing the program’s total contribution to local hunger relief efforts to more than $2 million thus far. Through this program as well as disaster relief efforts and other donations, Βι¶ΉΣ³» contributed $5.4 million in cash and product donations to help address hunger in 2017.
“Βι¶ΉΣ³» is committed to fighting hunger in communities around the world where our employees work and live,” said Wendy Watkins, vice president of corporate communications at Βι¶ΉΣ³». “By working with organizations at a local level, our locations have found great success in helping meet their community’s unique needs to help end hunger.”
