Giving back

April 21, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

Courtesy photo Two Fort Smith hunger-relief agencies, the River Valley Regional Food Bank and the Community Services Clearinghouse, accepted grants from Tyson Foods at a ceremony March 21 at the food bank. Tyson Foods provided the grants as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program. The Food Bank received a grant of $110,394.00 for improvements to its equipment and to its 62,000-square-foot warehouse. The agency, one of six Arkansas food banks, is located in a former Price Cutter building in Fort Smith. The Food Bank will replace a 40-year-old cooling system for its two walk-in coolers that help hold the 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of salvaged food the agency collects each day. Improved lighting, a new lift gate for one of the food bank's four trucks, and warehouse equipment are also funded by the grant to the Food Bank. The Community Services Clearinghouse received a grant of $100,000 to strengthen its Meals for Kids backpack program. The funds will provide 50,000 bags of nutritious food to at-risk children during the end of the 2018-19 school year and the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. During the grant announcement, a distribution of 30,000 pounds of frozen chicken donated by Tyson Foods took place at the warehouse to 30 member agencies of the Food Bank. Derek Burleson (from left), senior specialist for Tyson Foods' external communications, congratulates Tracy Engel, center, director of the River Valley Regional Food Bank, and Chuck Goux, executive director of the Community Services Clearinghouse, on their receiving Tyson Foods grants to further their mission of hunger relief in the River Valley.
Courtesy photo Two Fort Smith hunger-relief agencies, the River Valley Regional Food Bank and the Community Services Clearinghouse, accepted grants from Tyson Foods at a ceremony March 21 at the food bank. Tyson Foods provided the grants as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program. The Food Bank received a grant of $110,394.00 for improvements to its equipment and to its 62,000-square-foot warehouse. The agency, one of six Arkansas food banks, is located in a former Price Cutter building in Fort Smith. The Food Bank will replace a 40-year-old cooling system for its two walk-in coolers that help hold the 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of salvaged food the agency collects each day. Improved lighting, a new lift gate for one of the food bank's four trucks, and warehouse equipment are also funded by the grant to the Food Bank. The Community Services Clearinghouse received a grant of $100,000 to strengthen its Meals for Kids backpack program. The funds will provide 50,000 bags of nutritious food to at-risk children during the end of the 2018-19 school year and the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. During the grant announcement, a distribution of 30,000 pounds of frozen chicken donated by Tyson Foods took place at the warehouse to 30 member agencies of the Food Bank. Derek Burleson (from left), senior specialist for Tyson Foods' external communications, congratulates Tracy Engel, center, director of the River Valley Regional Food Bank, and Chuck Goux, executive director of the Community Services Clearinghouse, on their receiving Tyson Foods grants to further their mission of hunger relief in the River Valley.

Apple Seeds

Subaru of America and Adventure Subaru presented a check to Apple Seeds and the Animal League of Washington County April 16 at Adventure Subaru. Apple Seeds and the Animal League of Washington County were the beneficiaries of the 2018 Subaru "Share The Love" event.

SOA donated over $27,000 on behalf of Adventure Subaru to Apple Seeds and almost $18,000 to the Animal League of Washington County. Adventure Subaru donated an additional $15,550 between the two charities.

From Nov. 15 to Jan. 2, customers who purchased or leased a new Subaru vehicle could select from a list of charities to receive a donation of $250 from SOA. Adventure Subaru contributed an additional $50 for every car sold. Over the last 11 years, through the Share the Love Event, Subaru of America and its retailers have donated more than $140 million to national charities and over 1,170 hometown charities.

SOA selected the four national charities: ASPCA, Make-A-Wish, Meals On Wheels and National Park Foundation. Subaru retailers could also elect to add a local charity and Adventure Subaru selected the Animal League of Washington County and Apple Seeds as its "hometown charities."

NAN Profiles on 04/21/2019

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