SELMA, Texas, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Community members
across Texas came together on
November 18 for the Fisher® Shares
& Cares Volunteer Night to help package holiday meals at local
food banks. More than 350 volunteers in San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Amarillo and Abilene helped pack 54,955 pounds of food that
will be delivered to families in need in time for Thanksgiving. For the third consecutive year,
Fisher® Nuts announced a donation to Feeding Texas (formerly known
as the Texas Food Bank), which will help feed 400,000 families this
holiday season.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son,
Inc., owner of the Fisher Nuts brand, made this year's $40,000 donation to Feeding Texas to support
fellow Texans during the holiday season. Leading up to the Fisher
Shares & Cares Volunteer Night, high schools in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas collected 7,755 pounds of
non-perishable canned goods at the schools' football games.
"The Fisher Shares & Cares campaign is a great opportunity
for us to support the state that Fisher Nuts has called home for
more than two decades," said Nick
Sharma, Selma plant
operations manager for John B.
Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. "We're thankful for the support
of students and community members across Texas to help promote the volunteer night and
collect food items for those in need this holiday season."
In 2013, Feeding Texas member food banks distributed enough food
for 270 million meals, nourishing over three million Texans through
a statewide network of 3,000 soup kitchens, food pantries and local
agencies. The organization also helps food banks by managing
statewide food sourcing and purchasing programs, offering expert
technical assistance and training, and spreading food bank
innovations and best practices statewide.
"With the holidays just around the corner, we're grateful to
have the support of Fisher Nuts for a third year," said
Celia Cole, chief executive officer
at Feeding Texas. "It is great to see communities and schools
across the state coming together and dedicating their time for such
a great cause."
For more information on Fisher, go to www.FisherNuts.com
About John B. Sanfilippo &
Son, Inc.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son,
Inc., (NASDAQ: JBSS), founded in 1922, is a leading processor,
marketer and distributor of baking nuts, snack nuts and nut-based
products that are sold in multiple distribution channels. Our
products can be found under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and
Sunshine Country brand names and a variety of private brands.
About Feeding Texas
Feeding Texas, formerly known
as the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN) is a statewide, 501(c)3
nonprofit organization. Our mission is to lead a unified effort for
a hunger-free Texas. We move millions of hungry Texans toward food
security through a statewide network of food banks; strengthen the
collective response to hunger through collaboration and scaling
success; and lead the public conversation needed to solve hunger in
Texas.
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