Melrose has donated funds to this organization since 2013.
“We are inspired by Melrose Area Food Shelf Donation and their efforts to fight hunger in our community and we are honored to join them in that fight,” said Jason Reuss, plant manager of the Jennie-O Turkey Store plant in Melrose. “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 Jennie-O Turkey Store in Melrose, 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 eigth 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.”
Additional information about the company’s fiscal 2017 hunger relief efforts is available in the Βι¶ΉΣ³» 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.