Published: June 23, 2010
ConAgra Foods and "Today's" Al Roker Lend a Hand with a Surprise Donation to Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
OMAHA, Neb. - (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.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Becky Niiya
402-240-5312 (office)
becky.niiya@conagrafoods.com
www.conagrafoods.com
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