The Ohio Pork Council isn’t standing by and watching hunger pose challenges for their communities. In the 20 counties served by the Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC), more than 170,000 meals are distributed each day, with the mission of ending hunger one nourishing meal at a time. To support this nonprofit, the Ohio Pork Council, on behalf of Ohio’s pig farmers, has donated $3,000 in nutritious, high-quality, protein-filled pork as a part of their annual Pork Power program.
“The Ohio Pork Council has been a steady leader in caring for its fellow Ohioans and we are honored and thankful that the membership has once again chosen to donate $3,000 for helping feed its neighbors,” Craig Traux, director of corporate partnerships at MOFC said in a release. “Pork is a popular and healthy protein, and we are glad to offer that option with these funds.”
Ohio pig farmers care about their communities and continue to give back to people in need across their state to help them get the protein they need in their diet. Statistics show the pork purchased will aid the one in four children at risk of hunger and help MOFC’s 680 partner agencies to provide healthy, sustainable food to their clients, OH Pork said in a release.
“It’s an honor, on behalf of the Ohio pork producers, to support those living in the communities we raise our own families in,” said Brad Heimerl, a producer from Licking County who visited with MOFC officials at their main facility near Columbus.
As part of the We Care ethical principles, Ohio pork producers say are focusing their efforts on producing wholesome, nutritious, sustainable and affordable pork for consumers every day.
