In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Land O’Frost, one of the nation’s best-selling brands of pre-sliced, pre-packaged lunchmeats and a producer of specialty sausage products, today announced the results of its annual commitment to fighting type 1 diabetes (T1D) through a longtime partnership with JDRF. In 2014, the company and its employees provided more than $100,000 in funding to the organization and 360 hours of support through volunteering, fundraising activities and walks.
This year, more than 300 Land O’Frost employees covered over 1,176 miles at JDRF Walks to Cure Diabetes in Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas and Nebraska, and raised a combined total of about $33,500. On October 5, the company’s executive team led more than 150 Land O’Frost team members in a Chicago-area walk. This year, the Land O’Frost team was joined by the Mears family of Grand Haven, Michigan. After Beth Mears, whose son battles against T1D, read about the company’s commitment to JDRF on the back of her lunchmeat package, she contacted Land O’Frost to express her appreciation. President and CEO David Van Eekeren invited the Mears family to join the company in Chicago for the walk.