Donation to TeamMates Supports
Crete, Nebraska
, Area Students
SMITHFIELD, Va.
,
May 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ — Smithfield Foods has made a
$50,000
donation to TeamMates, a mentoring program serving third through 12th grade students in the Midwest. This investment, made through
Smithfield’s
Crete, Nebraska
, operation, will support local students with one-on-one mentoring to help them reach their full potential.
“Giving back to the communities in which
Smithfield
operates is one of our core values,” said
Steve Evans
, vice president of community development for Smithfield Foods. “We have an important responsibility to support our communities, and we fulfill that responsibility through targeted philanthropy and employee volunteerism. TeamMates gives us an opportunity to have a meaningful impact in advancing the education of young people in
Crete
.”
”
Smithfield
has been a great partner over the past dozen years,” said
Zoe White
, program coordinator for TeamMates in
Crete
. “The financial support and volunteer mentors they provide are the backbone of the program, which has had a tremendous positive impact on the lives of the youth in our community each and every day.”
This is the 12th year
Smithfield
has supported the program, in which company volunteer mentors work with students, assist with homework, explore interests and hobbies, and help identify talents. Since the launch of the company’s partnership with TeamMates’
Crete
chapter in 2011,
Smithfield
has donated more than
$600,000
to the program, and more than 200 students have participated.
Smithfield’s
contribution to TeamMates is part of the company’s commitment to supporting education, one of its key philanthropic focus areas.
Smithfield’s
Crete, Nebraska
, facility employs more than 1,500 community members. For more information about
Smithfield’s
commitment to its local communities, visit
smithfieldfoods.com/helping-communities
.
About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Headquartered in
Smithfield, Virginia
, since 1936,
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
is a U.S. food company that employs nearly 60,000 people in seven countries and partners with thousands of American farmers. As one of the world’s leading vertically integrated protein companies, we are dedicated to producing “Good food. Responsibly.
®
” to feed a growing world population. We have pioneered
sustainability standards
for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to food banks, disaster relief efforts and community outreach programs in all 50 U.S. states.
Smithfield
boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic
brands
, such as
Smithfield
®
, Eckrich
®
, Gwaltney
®
and Nathan’s Famous
®
, among many others. For more information, visit
www.smithfieldfoods.com
and connect with us on
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,
and
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About TeamMates
The TeamMates Mentoring Program began in 1991 with the vision of
University of Nebraska
Head Football Coach
Tom Osborne
and his wife Nancy. TeamMates is a school-based, one-to-one mentoring program. The focus of the mentoring relationship is for an adult volunteer to help build a positive relationship with a student so as to help them reach their full potential. The program serves thousands of boys and girls across the Midwest with mentors from all walks of life. For more information, visit
.
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