For the 2013 holiday season, Wichita-based Cargill Value Added Meats – Retail, which operates Cargill’s U.S. turkey business, has made a commitment to donate more than 11,000 turkeys to food banks, the Salvation Army and other charitable organizations. The donated turkeys, which will feed tens of thousands of deserving people, are worth more than $200,000.00. This is additional to the annual donation of turkeys made by the company.
“Each holiday season we provide thousands of turkeys to charities located near our major turkey processing facilities, as well as in the Wichita and Minneapolis areas, where our protein business and corporate headquarters are located, respectively,” said Ruth Kimmelshue, president of Cargill Value Added Meats – Retail. “This year, we are able to provide additional turkeys in areas where people need them. While there are always more deserving people in America than we could ever accommodate, we are delighted to provide more than 11,000 additional families with a nutritious, flavorful, wholesome turkey for meals during this year’s holiday season. It’s the time of the year when we should all be doing as much as possible to help others less fortunate.”