500 Families Will Receive a Holiday Ham through Carando Cares Program
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 03, 2016 — Carando, the artisan brand of Classic Italian Meats, partnered with TOPS Friendly Markets to donate 500 spiral sliced hams to the Food Bank of Western New York during their 11th annual Food 2 Families event.
On Friday morning in Depew, N.Y., representatives from Carando and TOPS presented 125 cases of hams to the food bank at one of the six TOPS stores participating in the Food 2 Families event. During November, TOPS sold Brown Bags of Hope to benefit the food bank leading up to the outdoor food and fund drive. This donation from Carando will help complete 500 holiday meals for families in need, providing each with a ham to enjoy.
???Carando stands for quality and heritage, so it???s important that the brand continues its tradition of giving back to the community,??? said Michael J. Sargent, senior brand manager for Smithfield Foods. ???We are extremely humbled to be able to help so many families in need by providing hams to an incredible organization like the Food Bank of Western New York.???
Helping as many as 129,000 individuals each month, the Food Bank of Western New York distributes food to 329 member agencies in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties. The food is dispersed to local families in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, and other programs.
This donation was made as part of the Carando Cares program, an ongoing campaign established in 2013 to support organizations making a positive difference in local communities. Carando Cares has made monetary and in-kind donations of more than $250,000 since the program???s inception.
For more information about Carando and Carando Cares, please visit??www.carando.com??or??www.Facebook.com/CarandoMeats.
Carando is a brand of Smithfield Foods.