TYSON FOODS, INC.: Poll Results: Three Food Banks to Receive Tyson Foods D..
Company Providing the Equivalent of 360,000 Meals to Top Vote-GettersSPRINGDALE, Ark., Oct 1, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The results are in from an online hunger-awareness poll and three food banks will be receiving a large donation from Tyson Foods.
The Food Bank of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, finished in first place; the Yuma Community Food Bank in Yuma, Arizona, was second; and the Mississippi Food Network in Jackson, Mississippi, was third. Each will each receive 30,000-pounds of protein as one of the top three vote-getters in a Tyson Foods Facebook poll.
Voters were given the choice of 10 food banks located in counties with high food insecurity in the U.S. Nearly 38,000 votes were cast during the past two weeks.
The three food banks that received the most votes will each get a truckload of protein from Tyson within the next month. Combined, the donations will provide the equivalent of 360,000 meals.
Community involvement in the online voting was so robust Tyson officials also announced today that the seven other food banks in the poll will also receive a donation from the company.
"We're thrilled with the public involvement in the vote and believe it has helped generate more awareness about hunger," said Ed Nicholson, director of Community Relations for Tyson Foods. "Because of the outstanding public response, we're also going to donate a truckload of protein to each of the other seven food banks sometime during the next year."
The seven food banks include the Central Virginia Food Bank in Richmond, Virginia; Feeding the Valley Food Bank in Columbus, Georgia; Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana; Lowcountry Food Bank in Charleston, South Carolina; Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, Tennessee; Montgomery Area Food Bank, Inc. in Montgomery, Alabama; and Second Harvest of South Georgia, Inc. in Valdosta, Georgia.
The social media initiative was part of Tyson's involvement in Hunger Awareness Month and the company's sponsorship of Feeding America's effort to encourage more people to become Advocacy Champions for hunger relief. People who want to join the fight are asked to register with Feeding America's Hunger Action Center at http://hungeractioncenter.org/.
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by Tyson Foods, Inc. SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- The results are in from an online hunger-awareness poll and three food banks will be receiving a large donation from Tyson Foods. The Food Bank of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,
Journalism » The Emmys go to … UA faculty
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University of Arkansas faculty Dale Carpenter, Larry Foley, and Hayot Tuychiev earned Emmys for their documentary work by the Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during an award ceremony in St. Louis on Oct. 22.
Profs. Carpenter and Foley took home the prize for their film “ Bridge to War Eagle ,” in the category of Cultural Documentary. Instructor Tuychiev won an Emmy for his film, “ Temple of Peace ,” in the category of Religion: News Story/Program Feature.
“Bridge to War Eagle” tells the tale of an iconic steel bridge and grist mill on War Eagle Creek in the Ozark hills that frame a collection of poignant stories in the documentary film. The 30-minute film is about a wild stream, protected only by the folks who use it, and illustrated by the stories of those who love it.
“Temple of Peace” explores the life of a Palestinian Muslim, Fadil Bayyari, who owns a construction company in Springdale, Arkansas. He sets out to accomplish an unprecedented project: to build a Jewish Synagogue. The idea itself, a synagogue being built by a Palestinian Muslim, sparks debate in both Muslim and Jewish communities. While the synagogue is being built in Fayetteville, Jeremy Hess, member of the Jewish community, and Fadil Bayyari try to at least bridge the gap between two very different communities here in Northwest Arkansas.
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