Ford will be supplying a fleet of refrigerated trucks to the Newman’s Own and Feeding America, which will be used to lorry food to communities in need throughout the US. In all, 98 refrigerated Ford trucks and vans will be now deployed for this purpose.
"Through this unique partnership, Ford Motor Company has remained committed to playing a role in addressing hunger relief throughout good and bad economic times,” Ford Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company. “To date, our donated trucks have delivered more than 130 million meals to families across the country.”
The vans and trucks will be operated by several organizations, including Food Bank of Alaska in Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Food Bank of Delaware in Newark, Idaho Food Bank in Boise, Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Food Bank of South Jersey in Pennsauken, Food Bank of Northern Nevada in McCarran, Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence, and Utah Food Bank in Salt Lake City.
“Feeding America provided food and grocery products to more than 37 million Americans last year, an increase of nearly 50 percent in the past four years,” added Vicki Escarra, Feeding America CEO.
“We would not have been able to meet this huge increase in need without the generous support of corporations like Newman’s Own and the Ford Motor Company.”
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