Smithfield and Weis Supermarkets partner with Richard Petty Motorsports to donate 40,000 pounds to Maryland Food Bank

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Smithfield and Weis Markets are partnering to help feed local Baltimore area families by donating 40,000 pounds of protein to the Maryland Food Bank. The joint effort is part of Smithfield’s “Helping Hungry Homes” program.

 

Racing legend Richard Petty, who has partnered with the Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes program to donate thousands of pounds of protein over recent years, will be present to discuss the importance of these donations from Smithfield, and to help raise awareness about the necessity of providing assistance to our neighbors in need. Smithfield sponsors the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Ford with driver Aric Almirola.

 

The donation event will take place on Thursday, September 26th, at 11:00AM at the Weis Markets store located at 7005 Security Boulevard, Windsor Mill, MD.

 

This is significant donation in Baltimore is part of Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes program, the company’s coast-to-coast effort to help families and individuals become more food secure.

 

“The timing of this donation couldn’t be better,” said Deborah Flateman, President and CEO for Maryland Food. “September is Hunger Action Month, when we urge the public to ‘be a voice’ for the hungry. Smithfield and Weis are excellent examples of what we mean by that. They are speaking out against hunger, and showing their support by donating an entire truckload of protein products. Year after year, they’ve been great partners to the Maryland Food Bank.”

 

“Each year, our people help generate donations for local food banks and pantries in five states through our Fight Hunger program. Smithfield has been one of our strongest partners in recent years and is known supporting food banks throughout the country,” said Rusty Graber, Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Development, for Weis Markets. “We are pleased to be working with them in support of the Maryland Food Bank, an organization that donates more than 22 million meals a year throughout the state, but especially in areas where we have stores including Baltimore, Hagerstown and Frederick.”

 

“The No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports team is honored to participate in this donation with our sponsor, Smithfield,” said No. 43 team owner Richard Petty. “So many race fans are loyal customers of Smithfield, and shop at Weis Markets, so it’s great to see them giving back to communities that support them, and our race team, throughout the year.”

 

“Smithfield has made more than 170 donations across the country under the company’s Helping Hungry Homes program to food banks that serve their communities through local and emergency food pantries, low-income daycare centers and disaster-relief agencies,” said Dennis Pittman, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Smithfield. “We’re proud to make this substantial donation to honor our customers and race team fans, and most importantly help alleviate hunger in this area.”

 

Smithfield Foods and its independent operating companies have a long history of stocking food banks, supporting after-school nutrition programs and providing food relief in the wake of natural disasters. In January 2008, Smithfield established their Helping Hungry Homes® initiatives to help ensure that American families in need do not go hungry.

 

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