More than 5,000 bags of food distributed to
local schools
SALT
LAKE CITY, Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The holiday
season is a time of joy. But the holiday break can also be
stressful for children who rely on in-school meals as their main
food source. To help keep families fed through the end of the
year, USANA Kids Eat has once again led a food pack to
address this issue—all while also celebrating its fifth anniversary
since being founded in December of 2019.
Volunteers packed a total of 5,028 bags—which means 201,120
meals were delivered to 55 schools from Ogden to Payson,
Utah. Each holiday bag contains 40 meals that were shopped
for, packed, and delivered to schools by families and corporations
across the state. This group of volunteers includes USANA's
executive team, employees, and their families who are heavily
involved in the cause year-round.
For more information on USANA Kids Eat, please visit
USANAkidseat.org
"A staggering one in six kids in Utah are at risk of going hungry," said
Michelle Benedict, director of
global programs for the USANA Foundation. "And from the start,
USANA Kids Eat's goal has been to address this problem. Year-round
food packs help feed children during the school year, but something
extra must be done to help families over the holiday break. We are
extremely grateful to our local community volunteers and
corporations, along with the USANA family, for stepping up to
provide life-changing meals to families who so desperately need
them."
In 2019, the USANA Foundation acquired local charity
KidsEat!Utah to expand and bolster the work they were doing in the
community. Since then, USANA Kids Eat has served and empowered more
than 6,000 kids across the valley, served 110 schools, and handed
out 265,699 bags, equaling 2,429,605 meals.
"Being a part of USANA Kids Eat over these years has been so
special to me," Michelle added. "Helping more than 6,000 kids by
providing them with over two million meals in just five years is
astonishing. None of this would be possible without our amazing
donors, sponsors, and volunteers who have dedicated so much to help
us fight food insecurity in Utah."
"Community is one of USANA's core values, and the impact USANA
Kids Eat has made on children and their families in our
Utah community these past five
years is almost immeasurable," said Jim
Brown, USANA president and CEO. "I've been lucky to pack and
distribute food donation bags and have heard first-hand how
important they are for the families who use them. I want to
congratulate the whole USANA Kids Eat team for everything they've
accomplished since 2019. The sky is truly the limit for the
future."
About USANA Kids Eat
Established in 2019, the
USANA® Foundation, seeing a local need, acquired
KidsEat!Utah to form USANA® Kids Eat. Providing
backpacks filled with food for at-risk youth to schools and
organizations along the Wasatch Front, the Foundation provides a
global reach to make a strong, local impact.
About USANA
USANA (NYSE:USNA) prides itself on providing consumers the
highest-quality nutritional products in the world. From its
award-winning supplements to its innovative Celavive skincare and
Active Nutrition lines, USANA has proven for more than 30 years why
it's a company you can trust. How about giving us a try? Shop at
USANA.com or learn more about USANA's sustainability efforts
here.
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