IMMOKALEE, FL – Fourth generation family owned Pacific Tomato Growers, Florida based grower and marketer of Sunripe and Suncoast brand farm fresh produce, hosted a Health Fair this past weekend providing their employees with valuable community health resources and free preventative services.
The Health Fair was included as a part of the company’s holiday celebration for their employees, and more than a thousand people attended on Saturday, December 14 at the grower’s Immokalee Farm. Pacific Tomato Growers worked with local health providers in the area to bring employees free services including eye exams, flu shots, glucose testing and nutritional information that employees may not otherwise have access to. In addition to the preventative health services, employees and their families enjoyed holiday food, music, activities and games, including face painting and a dunk tank featuring members of the Pacific Tomato Growers staff.
“We chose to have this health fair because we wanted to show our appreciation for our employees and their families by providing them with some basics they may not have had a chance to receive because they work so hard and travel so much,” said Sarah Goldberger, Human Resources Director for Pacific Tomato Growers. “Wrapped into a fun-filled family day, we used the event to celebrate our shared passion for the work we do.”
Eye Centers of Florida and Walgreens were just a few of the local vendors in attendance who supplied information to Pacific Tomato Growers employees who may not know they have free access to their health services within their community. .
“We have a deep concern for our co-workers’ health and well-being and this event was one way to celebrate our appreciation for each other,” said Jon Esformes, Operating Partner of Pacific Tomato Growers. “It’s the perfect time of year for an event like this: we’re in the midst of harvest and our entire team has worked to ensure that it will be one of our most successful yet. This holiday event was a way to come together as a company to celebrate life and why we do what we do – grow fresh fruits and vegetables.”
For more information about the event or Pacific Tomato Growers, contact Mackenzie Michel at mmichel@dma-solutions.com or 214-444-7456.
About Pacific Tomato Growers
Based in Palmetto, Florida, fourth generation family owned Pacific Tomato Growers provides customers with a high-quality and year-round supply of farm fresh tomatoes for retailers, foodservice distributors and operators and wholesale customers. Marketed under the Sunripe and Suncoast labels, Pacific Tomato Growers has been growing and delivering tomatoes and vegetables that exceed the standard in quality for nearly 100 years. With growing operations and strategic partnerships on both the East and West coasts of the United States and Mexico, Pacific Tomato Growers plants and harvests to provide its wide range of customers not only a high quality product, but one that is trusted 365 days of the year.
Source: Pacific Tomato Growers
