On Monday, Smithfield Foods and the Oklahoma Pork Council closed out Hunger Action Month with an astounding 33,000-pound pork donation to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma (RFBO).
As we transition from Hunger Action Month (H.A.M.) in September to National Pork Month in October, there was no better time for Smithfield's crew to give BIG in Oklahoma. For Oklahoma Pork's Kylee Deniz, this semi-truck full of donated pork marked the largest single product donation in her tenure at our organization.
Smithfield’s donation, equivalent to 132,000 servings of protein, included nutritious pork products of hams, bacon, and much more. The impressive truckload of products was immediately made available to RFBO’s network of partners in communities throughout 53 central and western Oklahoma counties.
Cathy Vaughan, Oklahoma Pork's president-elect and Smithfield's safety manager, shared heartfelt comments at the donation ceremony before she and several of her Smithfield teammates spent the afternoon volunteering to pack meals at the Regional Food Bank.
“At Smithfield Foods, we take the honor of feeding our neighbors very seriously,” Cathy shared. “We are proud of the work we do, and what a joy it is to share our high-quality products with families in need. With hog production operations located in Laverne, Oklahoma, we continually look for ways to give within the local community, and we are grateful to also have broader opportunities like this one to make a huge impact across the state.”