Shelia Johnson

Tyson Foods president and CEO, Dick Bond, along with Linda Scheid, executive director, Food Bank of Siouxland,  announcing the donation of a truckload of Tyson products to the food bank.

On Tuesday, May 20, Tyson Foods president and CEO Richard Bond visited the headquarters of the company's Fresh Meats Group in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, announcing the donation of a truckload of Tyson products to the Food Bank of Siouxland and the kickoff of Tyson's annual “Powering the Spirit” fundraising campaign against childhood hunger.

 “One of the key components of a healthy meal is protein and having Tyson as our partner in the fight against hunger is an enormous boost,” said Food Bank of Siouxland Executive Director Linda Scheid.  “This donation is especially helpful since food prices continue to rise and more people are turning to local charities to help feed their families.

The Food Bank of Siouxland serves as a year round, centralized, stable food source for more than 200 area agencies that have on-site feeding programs or food pantries.  It provides food to member agencies such as church pantries, emergency relief agencies, shelters, children's homes, day care centers, rehabilitation programs, senior citizens centers and other outreach programs.

Tyson’s involvement in the fight against hunger goes beyond food donations.  Between 2003 and 2007, Tyson Team Members raised more than half a million dollars to provide childhood hunger relief in their own communities through an internal fundraising campaign, called “Powering the Spirit.”   This includes almost $3,500 raised last year by Team Members from the Tyson’s Dakota Dunes office.  This year’s campaign will also include Team Members from the company’s Dakota City plant.

 Team Members from Tyson's Storm Lake facility take part in the donation of a truckload of food for hunger relief in their community.

Nearly 300,000 Iowans experience hunger every year and as food and fuel prices continue to rise, more people are turning to local food banks and pantries to help feed their families. To help meet the increasing demand for nutritious food, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today delivered more than 15 tons of protein in Iowa to the Food Bank of Iowa, Upper Des Moines Opportunity in Storm Lake and The Lord’s Cupboard in Alta.

A brief announcement ceremony at the Tyson plant in Storm Lake kicked off the hunger relief outreach and was attended by city officials, local community leaders, food bank and pantry representatives as well as Tyson Team Members.

“Our company’s commitment to hunger relief has provided nutritious protein for more than 204 million meals benefitting our nation’s children and families in need,” said Mrylon Kizer, manager of Tyson’s Storm Lake pork plant. “Our pledge to hunger relief is steadfast, and I am proud of all our team members and our community leaders who have joined us in this fight.”

                          
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.”