DEARBORN, Mich., May 26, 2011 – The Ford Motor
Company Fund is donating another $50,000 to assist with hunger relief
efforts in communities hit by tornadoes, bringing the total donations to
Feeding America this month to $100,000.
Additionally, employees at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant,
including employees with UAW Local 249, and local Ford offices are
assisting with relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. An employee gate collection
is expected to raise several thousand dollars in further contributions.
“Our hearts go out to our neighbors without shelter and food in the
wake of these devastating storms," said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor
Company Fund. “Our partnership with Feeding America allows us to
provide help where it is needed most.”
Feeding America aids disaster relief and recovery by distributing
food and grocery products through a network of more than 200 food banks
that serve 61,000 local charitable agencies.
”The donations from Ford this season will greatly benefit those
working to rebuild communities affected by the damaging storms,” said
Vicki Escarra, chief executive officer of Feeding America. “For years,
our partnership with Ford has helped to better communities across the
nation.”
Ford Motor Company has a decade-long partnership with Feeding America
and Newman’s Own®, Inc. to provide Ford refrigerated trucks loaded with
Newman's Own food products to communities in need. The fleet of 98
refrigerated Ford trucks and vans has travelled 5.7 million miles
delivering 130 million meals.
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