This week, our friends from Tyson Foods are reminding us that pig farmers give back all year long. Although every December at the Oklahoma Pork Council is proudly packed with special food donations and volunteer projects, we never want to forget the heartbreaking reality that chronic hunger unfortunately exists each day in Oklahoma.

But seven members of Tyson's Pork Group kindly donated their time and talents to feed breakfast to more than 300 hungry neighbors at Oklahoma City's Homeless Alliance on Thursday. Joe Locke, Joe Popplewell, Kenny Romero, Luke Williams, Janusz Grocholski, Ayrelle Dickinson, and Daniel Worsham all set aside their own to do lists for the morning to prepare and serve ham, eggs, potatoes and more all donated by the Oklahoma Pork Council and Ben E. Keith foods. Our volunteers also prepped more than 500 sandwiches visitors could take for dinner once the Homeless Alliance's day shelter is closed for the evening.

The Tyson crew also got an up-close look at the meaningful work done by the Homeless Alliance in OKC. This impactful organization runs the metro's only low-barrier day shelter serving breakfast and lunch, while also providing critical services including health clinics, showers, budgeting and legal assistance, mail access, educational classes, a pet kennel, and more. All of those resources make an incredible difference when someone is working to change their circumstances, and we hope a delicious breakfast served by smiling pig farmers was a great start to these folks' day.

At Oklahoma Pork, we love partnering with passionate people - just like the leaders who help so many Oklahomans each day through the Homeless Alliance.