The FINANCIAL — For the 11th consecutive year, Ford Motor Company and Newman’s Own are partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to donate Ford refrigerated trucks filled with Newman's Own foodproductsto five regions of the country with communities in need.
The two organizations have worked in partnership for a decade to contribute 103 refrigerated trucks to help Feeding America food banks deliver nutritious perishable foods.
With the recent donation of five more vehicles, the fleet of Ford trucks and vans reaches every state in the country, many states with multiple vehicles.
This unique "Partnership for Hunger Relief" began when Paul Newman reached out to Bill Ford, then chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, in an effort to improve distribution of produce and other perishable food to those facing hunger in rural America. The refrigerated trucks allow for delivery of fresh and nutritious food to hard to reach communities that often are underserved and are now also servicing urban and suburban areas where there is an urgent need for nutritious food.
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