Many Sanford families enjoyed fresh, wholesome food over the holidays, thanks in part to a charitable donation by Butterball, LLC. This holiday season, the nation’s largest turkey producer donated more than 450 pounds of turkey to The Bread Basket of Sanford, to help provide meals for individuals throughout the community.
The Bread Basket offers lunches every weekday throughout the year. On Dec. 25, 2010, around 120 volunteers joined together to prepare more than 600 meals for people throughout the area. With the help of Butterball’s contribution, The Bread Basket was able to provide a feast for the many local families needing a little assistance with their holiday meal.
“It is a blessing to have so many devoted individuals and charitable businesses in our community working together to help one another, especially during the holidays,” said Keli Connor, volunteer coordinator at The Bread Basket. “The turkeys donated by Butterball fed many who otherwise would not have had a warm meal on such a special day, and we are appreciative of Butterball’s generosity and support.”
Butterball has a longstanding history of partnering with local food banks, soup kitchens and numerous other organizations to fight hunger in communities. In 2010, the turkey producer donated more than 330,000 pounds of turkey to charitable organizations nationwide.
“Hunger in our country affects about 15 percent of U.S. households, according to recent reports1,” said Keith Shoemaker, CEO, Butterball, LLC. “We are pleased for the opportunity to join with dedicated individuals and organizations, such as The Bread Basket of Sanford, to help meet the needs of the community every day.”
About Butterball, LLC:
Butterball, LLC is the largest producer of turkey products in the United States. Headquartered in Garner, N.C., Butterball produces more than 1 billion pounds of turkey each year, and the company supplies its products to more than 30 countries. Perhaps best known for its succulent whole bird products, the company also has a broad array of offerings for deli, retail and foodservice.
As the industry leader in quality and food safety, the company employs numerous processes to ensure the health of birds and implements recognized prevention measures to exceed food safety standards in its seven plants located in North Carolina, Colorado, Arkansas and Missouri. In addition, Butterball has surpassed important workplace safety and health benchmarks set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program.
The company’s three-pronged approach to Doing Business Right focuses on self-governance, sustainability and social responsibility. The initiative plays a key role in providing internal oversight for integrating values that are important to the company, in particular its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.
For more information about Butterball, visit www.butterball.com. You can also call
1-800 BUTTERBALL for answers to your most puzzling questions about turkey preparation.
1Nord, M., Coleman-Jensen, A., Andrews, M., & Carlson, S. Household Food Security in the United States, 2009. USDA Economic Research Report No. (ERR-108), 68 pp, November 2010.
Source: Butterball, LLC
