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Oklahoma Pork Council and Others Donate to Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:23:07 CDT
As an on-going part of their commitment to their communities, the OPC Board of Directors has elected to make a product donation to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. OPC is investing $5,000 to be used to purchase trimmings that will be processed into pork sausage by Blue and Gold Sausage. Blue and Gold is donating the seasonings, packaging and processing to convert our money into sausage.
In addition to OPC's contribution, Seaboard Foods is adding $1,000 worth of trimmings to the donation, plus 260 gift packages containing 1 pork tenderloin, 1 package of bacon, and 1 turkey breast.
When the total donation to the Food Bank is completely added up, there will be approximately 6,500 pounds of sausage. Combine this with the gift packaged items Seaboard has donated and there will be enough donated meat to reach more than 3,300 Oklahoma families.
There is still an opportunity for you to participate in this effort as well. The easiest way for you to participate is to pledge dollars to the effort and Blue and Gold will purchase additional trimmings and make more sausage.
The OPC is planning to make their delivery of the sausage to the Regional Food Bank on Wednesday, September 7. The OPC board meeting will also be held at the food bank and they will host a press event just prior to the board meeting announcing the contribution and recognizing all the donors.
If you have would like to participate, through a cash contribution or an in-kind donation of product, please let Roy Lee Lindsey, OPC Executive Director, know as soon as possible. The OPC is needing to finalize their plans by August 11 so Blue and Gold has plenty of time to get raw product ordered, delivered and processed.
You can contact Roy Lee Lindsey at 405-232-3781, or you can email him at rllindsey@okpork.org.
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