05.17.17
Ball Corporation employees stepped up to help address food insecurity in North America during the company’s 2017 “Let’s Can Hunger” food drive, collecting a record 269,655 pounds of canned food and donating more than $332,000 that amounts to more than 1.5 million meals for those in need in communities where Ball operates in the US, Canada and Mexico.
The food collected, combined with employee donations, the Ball Corporation match and The Ball Foundation’s dollar per pound match of food, will benefit more than 40 nonprofit organizations that improve local access to sufficient food resources for individuals and families in need. According to national statistics, one in eight people in America face hunger.
“Our communities can count on us to make a positive difference in many ways,” said Chris Chavez, director of global corporate citizenship and corporate relations at Ball. “With nearly 50 million Americans struggling to put food on the table, Let’s Can Hunger is our commitment to bring nutritious food and other necessities to those who need it.”
The food collected, combined with employee donations, the Ball Corporation match and The Ball Foundation’s dollar per pound match of food, will benefit more than 40 nonprofit organizations that improve local access to sufficient food resources for individuals and families in need. According to national statistics, one in eight people in America face hunger.
“Our communities can count on us to make a positive difference in many ways,” said Chris Chavez, director of global corporate citizenship and corporate relations at Ball. “With nearly 50 million Americans struggling to put food on the table, Let’s Can Hunger is our commitment to bring nutritious food and other necessities to those who need it.”