Brookshire’s and Tyson Foods Team Up to Fight Hunger

TYLER — Brookshire�s and Tyson Foods donate 29,000 pounds of protein to the East Texas Food Bank in conjunction with the Tyson �KNOW Hunger� campaign and to draw attention to a recent hunger survey commissioned by the company and the Food and Research Action Center. The East Texas Food Bank distributes more than 19 million pounds of food annually throughout its 26 county service area. Approximately 183,000 residents, including nearly 80,500 children and 11,000 seniors, receive emergency food assistance each year from the Food Bank and its more than 200 member agencies. All told, Tyson will donate more than 1 million pounds during March to 37 food banks in 22 states and Washington D.C. The company has donated more than 78 million pounds of protein during the last 10 years.