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Facing Hunger: Feeding America Food Drive

http://www.secondharvest.org/who_helps_us/partners.html

We would like to thank the following donors that are participating in The Early Show on CBS Facing Hunger: Feeding America Food Drive: Uncle Ben’s, Hidden Valley, Wegman’s, Vitamin Shoppe, Johanna Foods, Tyson Foods, Sweet Tea Leaf, The Snack Factory, The Pampered Chef, Kraft Foods Inc., ConAgra Foods, Wal-Mart, Ragu, Pepsico and Campbell’s for Stamp Out Hunger.

The food drive continues through Saturday, May 10th, when the nations largest single-day food drive will take place, Stamp Out Hunger.

For more information on Facing Hunger: Feeding America visit: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/28/earlyshow/main4049032.shtml

or to learn about Stamp Out Hunger visit www.helpstampouthunger.com/

WEEK OF MAY 5

On Friday, the second-to-last day of The Early Show's twelve-day food drive, came word that the
show had raised nearly $1.5 million in corporate donations alone for America's Second Harvest.

Also Friday, Wal-Mart announced on the show that it was donating $500,000 to the America's
Second Harvest Backpack Program, which gives food on weekends and other days off from school to
kids who rely on free or reduced-price school lunches.

On Thursday, the :redbox: ConAgra Foods Foundation issued a "challenge grant" to America's Second Harvest
and will be matching individual gifts made to the organization through the end of the month, up
to $250,000. :redbox:

That equates to 5 million pounds of food, or 4 million meals for hungry children in the U.S.
The matching grant doubles the impact and enables America's Second Harvest to feed more
than 30,000 kids in need with three meals each day for the entire, 12-week summer.
Donations can be made by going to the Second Harvest Web site.

On Wednesday, Kraft donated more than 75,000 pounds of food valued at more than $100,000 -- enough
food to fill two giant trucks. Among the items Kraft gave were Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Capri Sun, Triscuits,
and Kraft salad dressing. Kraft also presented a check for $250,000, bring the grand total of its contribution to $350,000.

On Tuesday, Pampered Chef donated $100,000, and The Snack Factory gave $25,000 worth of its gourmet snack Pretzel Crisps.

On Monday, Sweet Leaf Tea donated more than than 12,000 bottles of its all-natural ice teas and lemonades, worth $20,000.

Ragu contributed $20,000 of its new Fresh & Simple Pouch line.

And Pepsico gave $30,000 in its goods, including Quaker and Gatorade offerings.