Art Molay

                          
Two Hunger Relief Organizations to Share 31,712-Pound Protein Donation

OMAHA, Neb. Oct. 30, 2007 – Two Nebraska hunger relief organizations were treated with protein donations today from Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) as part of the company’s commitment to fight hunger in America. A Tyson Foods truck carrying 31,712 pounds of protein stopped first in Madison, and delivered a pallet or 700 pounds of products, to assist families served by the Madison Ministerium Food Pantry. The truck continued on to Omaha where the remaining 31,012 pounds were delivered to the Nebraska Food Bank Network in Omaha.
 “Our pantry was starting to get low on meat products. With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, Tyson’s donation will help us service our families and make the holidays a little brighter and easier for them,” said Rev. Calvin L’Heureux, treasurer of the Madison Ministerium Food Pantry.
 Tyson continued to fight hunger in Nebraska at the Nebraska Food Bank Network where Don Schinzel, president of Nebraska Food Bank Network said the donation will help the organization continue to serve the area’s 120,000 people in need.
“We thank Tyson for their generous donation of 31,000 pounds of quality protein,” Schinzel said.  “These types of donations are hard for us to get and this will be a huge help going into the holiday season.”

As football teams across the country prepare for battle on the gridiron this weekend, Tyson Foods, Inc.  and celebrity chef G. Garvin were in Atlanta today to battle hunger. 
    As a sponsor of this weekend’s Atlanta Football Classic, the company today donated a full truckload of protein products to the Atlanta Community Food Bank at an event this morning, where more than 37,000 pounds of products were delivered to the food bank’s Lowery Blvd. warehouse. Garvin joined representatives from the Atlanta City Council, Tyson Foods, John Grant of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and food bank personnel for the announcement.  The Atlanta Football Classic is one of many Football Classic events held among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). 
    “The HBCU schools have so much pride in their culture, their teams and their bands, and they have a history of encouraging community service among their students and alumni,” said Libby Lawson, vice president of Public and Community Relations for Tyson Foods.  “Tyson Foods is a long-time sponsor of HBCU events, and we want to show our support for the Football Classic events by helping to fight hunger in the cities that are hosting them.” 
    An Atlanta native, Garvin’s association with Tyson Foods began last year when he was partnered with the company during the “King of the Grill” contest, where consumers sent in their favorite grilling recipes using chicken, beef or pork. As a nationally recognized chef, he has been retained by Tyson Foods as a celebrity chef spokesperson and supports the company’s products as well as its hunger relief efforts.
    The drumline from Southwest DeKalb High School set the tone for the donation event, where Garvin, city council officials and Tyson Foods representatives spoke about the partnership between Tyson Foods and the Atlanta Football Classic as well as the company’s efforts in the fight against hunger. Today’s donation is the second of four that Tyson Foods will contribute to food banks in cities where Football Classic events are scheduled this fall.  Similar donations will be made in Indianapolis, Ind., and Greensboro, N.C., and one was made in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this month. The donations total more than 140,000 pounds of protein that will provide more than half a million meals for hungry people.
     The Atlanta Community Food Bank distributed more than 22 million pounds of food to 800 member agencies last fiscal year. More than 300,000 people in a 38-county area are served by the food bank, and 30 percent of them are children.  ACFB oversees Atlanta's Table, Community Garden, Hunger 101, Hunger Walk/Run, Kids In Need, Product Rescue Center and The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK), programs that help address hunger in and around Atlanta.  

  October 24, 2007--Greensboro, NC--As North Carolina A&T State University alumni, students, faculty, staff and community gear up for the 2007 Homecoming events and activities, Tyson Foods, Inc. will continue its fight against hunger.  As a supporter of HBCU schools across the country, the company today donated a full truckload of protein products to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. More than 35,000 pounds of products were delivered to the food bank following a special presentation ceremony on the university campus on Nocho Street, directly across from Harrison Auditorium. 
  “The HBCU schools have so much pride in their culture, their teams and their bands, and they have a history of encouraging community service among their students and alumni,” said Libby Lawson, vice president of Media and Community Relations for Tyson Foods.  “Tyson Foods is a long-time partner with HBCU schools and their communities, and we want to show our support for these schools by helping to fight hunger in their cities.” 
 Today’s donation is the last of four that Tyson Foods has contributed to food banks in cities where the company partnered with HBCU schools to help feed the hungry.  Similar donations were made in Memphis, Tenn., Atlanta and Indianapolis totaling more than 140,000 pounds of protein that will provide more than half a million meals for hungry people. The previous donations were part of sponsorships for HBCU Classic Football events.

Lift Up America and the Chivas USA soccer teamed up with Tyson Foods, Inc. to help bring the gift of food to the area's less fortunate on October 20, 2007. Players were on hand to help unload the truckload of food and participate in the event.  Here's Life Inner City also helped distribute the food to a variety of agencies throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. The event was held at the Home Depot Center.
       Chivas’ players participating were David Arvizu, Eder Robles, Rodrigo Lopez, Erasmo Solorzano. The ChivaFighter, Chivas USA’s official mascot were also in attendance. 

Above: Dan Heffernan -Tyson Foods Sales Manager.Rebecca Reyes - Food Bank Program Director.

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Sept. 19, 2007 –   As the world’s largest protein producer, Tyson Foods, Inc.  is always on the lookout for talented people. By developing partnerships with colleges that offer degree programs relevant to Tyson Foods’ business, the company is able to identify bright young people who want to become Team Members.  New Mexico State University (NMSU) is one such institution. Tyson Foods has partnered with NMSU to develop relationships with students who might be future employees. In recognition of the partnership and as part of Tyson Foods’ fight against hunger, the company today donated a truckload, or 38,473 pounds, of protein products to the Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico (CAASNM).

 
The protein products were unloaded at an event held this morning at CAASNM facility at 320 Wyatt Drive, where representatives from Tyson Foods, NMSU and CAASM attended. NMSU students helped unload the Tyson Foods trailer. “We’re glad to be able to lend a hand to a community where we’ve gotten to know so many people,” said Craig Bacon, Vice President of Research and Development for Tyson Foods. “One of every four pounds of protein consumed in the world is a Tyson Foods product, and by working with colleges and universities while students are still in school, we can help introduce them to our company and familiarize them with our business and our corporate culture.” Tyson Foods executives have served as guest speakers at NMSU classes, and NMSU students and professors have visited production facilities and the company’s headquarters in Springdale, Ark.

Foodbanks Across Iowa Will Receive Enough Protein for One Million Meals; Feeding Events and Fundraisers Will Help Hunger Relief Agencies Along the RAGBRAI Route

Note: The RAGBRAI involvement was the work of many remarkable Tyson Iowa Team Members.  Hunger Champions--Iowa is a blog detailing their involvement in RAGBRAI, in addition to some other inspiring hunger relief efforts.

July 20, 2007-- The 35th Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) begins this weekend, and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), which operates eight facilities and employs 9,000 Team Members in the state, will be involved in activities throughout the ride to create awareness for the fight against hunger across Iowa.

The company will donate approximately 500 pounds of protein products for each mile of the 477-mile biking event, in what is believed to be the largest protein donation ever made in the state of Iowa. Seven truckloads of protein products totaling more than 240,000 pounds, enough for one million meals, will be distributed among all Iowa foodbanks in the America's Second Harvest network.

In addition to the product donations, Tyson Foods' Iowa Team Members will host feeding events in communities near the RAGBRAI route, and the funds raised will be given to organizations in those communities that provide feeding programs for children.

The money raised by the Tyson sponsored events will help local agencies target childhood hunger, which worsens in the summer months when children do not have access to school feeding programs for their meals. The funds raised at these events will be channeled directly back to agencies in the communities that host them.

"Iowa is such an incredibly important state for Tyson Foods, with Team Members, plant communities and livestock producers throughout the state," said Dick Bond, Tyson Foods president and CEO. "We are proud of our Team Members here in Iowa, who have come together in a great way for this effort."

     Richard Bond, CEO of Tyson Foods was in Buffalo on August 21, for a tour of Tyson Foods’ Russer Foods facilty.  During a media event at the Perry Street location, Bond announced the donation of a truckload of protein products to the Food Bank of Western New York.  The event was attended by Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, food bank representatives and Tyson Team Members from the Perry Street location. The donation of more than 30,000 pounds of protein products was delivered to the food bank at 95 Holt Street following the event.
   “Through our partnership with America’s Second Harvest, we are glad to be able to provide assistance to food banks in communities where we have facilities,” said Bond.  “I am especially proud of our team members here in Buffalo. Their hunger relief efforts here in the communities where their team members live and work have set a great example for the rest of the company.”
    The donation was the sixth truckload of product that Tyson Foods has donated in western New York this summer.  Five truckloads, or more than 180,000 pounds, of protein were delivered to Foodlink, Inc., in Rochester from June 29 through July 6.   This delivery brings the total amount of protein donated in the area to more than 200,000 pounds this summer.

Sept. 6, 2007 –   As the football teams and marching bands across the country prepare for battle this weekend, Tyson Foods is continuing its battle against hunger.  As a sponsor of this weekend’s Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis, the company today donated a full truckload of protein products to the Memphis Food Bank at an event attended by Tyson Foods representatives and food bank personnel.  More than 37,000 pounds of products were delivered to the food bank’s Heistan Place warehouse.  The Southern Heritage Classic is one of many Football Classic events held among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). 

                        “The HBCU schools have so much pride in their culture, their teams and their bands, and they have a history of encouraging community service among their students and alumni,” said Libby Lawson, vice president of Media and Community Relations for Tyson Foods.  “Tyson Foods has sponsored HBCU events for several years, and we want to show our support for the Classic events by helping to fight hunger in the cities that are hosting them.”

above l.to r.--Jackie Ledbetter and Laura Bennett, Tyson Foods; Mary Hinojosa, U.S. Representative Ruben Hinojosa

For families in the Rio Grande Valley, food insecurity knows no season. In conjunction with a company-wide effort to end food insecurity, Tyson Foods announced today a donation of 29,900 pounds of protein to Rio Grande Valley Food Bank located in McAllen, Texas. Tyson representatives made the announcement at the El Tule Boys and Girls Club in Edinburg at an event attended by U.S. Representative Ruben Hinojosa, who is a member of the food bank advisory board. The donation from Tyson Foods will help the food bank serve its constituents a well-balanced meal and was made in conjunction with Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Week, an event Tyson Foods is sponsoring in Edinburg at the University of Texas-Pan American.

At Tyson Foods, it is our great honor to be involved with some of the most passionate, giving people in the world, folks who open their doors to those at risk of hunger.  People from food banks, feeding pantries, soup kitchens, advocacy groups, national, state and local hunger relief organzations, and a host of other dedicated organizations whose goal is to put themselves out of business by eliminating hunger in our lifetime. 

Most of us don't have to worry about our kids going to bed hungry every night.  But we've been involved with the issue of hunger long enough to know that there are about thirty-six million people in our country who don't have that security.  We see and respect the work of those who come face-to-face with hungry people every day.  People who keep their spirits, their courage, their dignity and their enthusiasm high for work for which they're all too seldom not given appropriate recongition and gratitude.

One of the things we'd like to provide here is awareness, thanks and, should they want it, a forum for the people who dedicate their time, energy, resources, creativity and passion toward the fight to end hunger in our world.