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GIVING BACK
GSF Foundation awards
$170,000 in grants
The GSF Foundation (GSFF), the nonprofit
arm of foodservice supplier Golden
State Foods (GSF), made grants totaling
$170,000 to eligible 501(c)(3) food banks
as part of the " Focus on Food " initiative to
support local efforts to alleviate hunger for
children and families struggling with food
insecurity.
The company said local Foundation
committees made the grants through an
expedited process with matching national
GSF Foundation donations of up to $5,000
per local food bank grant. For 2022, the
grants will provide the equivalent of
734,000 meals for children and families all
around the United States.
This year's 19 participating GSFF
Committees include: GSF Burleson, GSF City
of Industry Manufacturing, GSF Irvine, GSF
Opelika, KanPak Kansas, KanPak New York,
QCD Albuquerque, QCD Charlotte, QCD
Fontana, QCD Frisco, QCD Las Vegas, QCD
Los Angeles, QCD Miami, QCD Orlando,
QCD Portland, QCD San Antonio, QCD
Seattle, QCD Suffolk, and QCD Waipahu.
The GSF Foundation was formed
in 2002 and since then, associates have
donated millions of meals to vulnerable
community members and volunteered
their time shelving donations in food
pantries, gleaning produce and distributing
groceries to neighbors in need.
" Our local GSFF committees around
the U.S. have come together to make a
focused impact on food insecurity in the
communities where our associates live and
work, " said Vanessa Hugon, programs and
development manager, GSFF.
" From grant-making matches to
volunteering with food banks, associates
teamed up to help end hunger as part of
our foundation's core programming. "
Wayne Farms'
Dobson cleanup
Wayne Farms LLC held
a cleanup event at the
company's Dobson, NC,
complex uniting the
Dobson Sustainability
Team with city workers
to clean up the town and
maintain common areas.
Wayne Farms Dobson
was title sponsor for the
city of Dobson's annual
Dobson Spring Folly, a
town-square community
fair held in conjunction
with Earth Day and
featuring local business
and merchant booths,
food, games and prizes
for hundreds of local
attendees.
Perdue Farms joins oyster
recovery initiative
Associates at Perdue Farms, Salisbury,
Md., joined the Oyster Recovery
Partnership to build oyster cages as part of
the Marylanders Grow Oysters program to
improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. The partnership aligns with the
poultry processor's " Delivering Hope To
Our Neighbors " initiative.
The Maryland Grows Oysters program
is an initiative of the Maryland Department
of Natural Resources. The program
provides an opportunity for waterfront
property owners to grow oysters from
their piers to be planted on local oyster
sanctuary preserves around the Bay
watershed to help rebuild the oyster
population.
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The cages are used to support the
growth of young oysters during their first
year of life. The 1-in size young oysters
are planted on local sanctuaries where
their filtration powers will be put to work
enriching tributaries' ecosystems and
providing habitat for marine life, such as
fish and crabs.
" At Perdue, our stewardship value
guides us in our commitment to protect
the environment and we take great pride
in efforts that enable our associates to give
back for the betterment of our community
and the environment, " said Mark Patterson,
project coordinator for Perdue's oyster
volunteer efforts.
This marks Perdue's 13th year
partnering with ORP for community-based
conservation efforts.
The Spring Folly
was an opportunity
for Wayne Farms to
showcase company
sustainability initiatives
and career opportunities.
The company also
recently upgraded the
local plant complex to
be more energy-efficient,
installing new EV car
charging stations at
the facility as part of
Wayne Farms Dobson's
ongoing effort to bolster
sustainability initiatives,
support community
priorities and encourage
environmentally
responsible corporate
and individual practices
at work and in daily life.
" It was great to see
our people out there
making things better as
part of the community
where we live, " said
Matthew Wooten, Wayne
Farms Dobson Complex
manager and long-time
community leader.
GSF Foundation
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