Seaboard Foods, the Oklahoma Pork Council and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, joined together to donate 2,150 pounds of ham (11,000 servings) to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to raise awareness of Hunger Action Month. The donation will provide more than 11,000 servings of ham.
“With pig farms and a pork processing plant in Oklahoma, we’re glad to partner with the Oklahoma Pork Council to donate hams to the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank for Hunger Action Month,” Peter Brown, Seaboard Foods CEO, said in a release. “We’re hopeful these hams will provide a good source of protein for our Oklahoma neighbors facing food insecurity.”
In September, members of the Feeding America network of food banks across the country observe Hunger Action Month t0 mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. The campaign brings attention to the reality of food insecurity in the U.S. while promoting ways for people to help end hunger.
“The agricultural community is no stranger to the toll rising food costs can take on individuals and families,” Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, said in a release. “The generous donation made by Seaboard Foods will allow many Oklahoma families facing food insecurity to keep nutritious protein on their tables. I commend Seaboard Foods for their generosity and continued dedication to providing Oklahoma and the rest of the world with a delicious and healthy protein.”
The donation will be help the Regional Food Bank’s network of partners in 53 counties across central and western Oklahoma.
“We are so grateful to have the support of pork farmers and producers across central and western Oklahoma,” Stacy Dykstra, CEO of the Regional Food Bank, said in a release. “This donation will help provide much needed protein to Oklahoma families living with hunger.”
Oklahoma Pork Council Executive Director Kylee Deniz said Oklahoma pork producers care first about their communities and the need to address food insecurity in our state.
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