In May 2008 some 230,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers collected 73.1 million pounds of food that helped to restock food banks across the country. With Campbell's continued support, the Stamp Out Hunger! food drive has generated more than 900 million pounds of food donations over 16 years.
Addressing the Issue of Hunger
As a food company, we are deeply committed to addressing the issue of hunger. Campbell has been helping to feed the hungry and generate greater public awareness about the problem of hunger for many years. Through our partnership with agencies such as Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest food bank), the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S., Campbell gives product to organizations on the front-line of hunger relief—emergency shelters, food pantries and feeding programs. In 2007 Campbell donated more than $38 million worth of food products to help nourish and feed hungry people in the U.S. In addition to our direct product contributions, we continue to provide support and visibility to the important issue of hunger relief through our support of related programs.
STAMP OUT HUNGER! For 15 years Campbell has partnered with the National Association of Letter Carriers to fight hunger by supporting the world's largest single-day food drive. On the second Saturday of May approximately 230,000 local postal carriers representing 1,500 local post offices collect non-perishable food that is donated to food banks and other local hunger relief organizations in 10,000 communities across the country. In addition to helping to motivate consumer participation in this initiative, Campbell makes a direct donation of one million pounds of food to Feeding America in support of Stamp Out Hunger! In May 2008 letter carriers across the U.S. collected over 73.1 million pounds of food. Since the program began in 1993, the letter carriers have collected more than 900 million pounds of food.
CHUNKY TACKLING HUNGER Over the past ten football seasons, Campbell has partnered with the National Football League to help stock U.S. food banks. We encourage NFL fans to participate in the "Click for Cans" online competition, which rewards the NFL team that receives the greatest number of consumer votes with a product donation of Campbell's Chunky soup equal to the team's weight to the team's local food bank partner. In 2007 Campbell donated more than two million cans of soup on behalf of the Chunky Tackling Hunger campaign to food banks across the country.
PEPPERIDGE FARM Each year Pepperidge Farm donates tons of surplus bakery and snack products from our plants and thrift stores to Feeding America food banks and other food collection agencies across the U.S.
CANADA We support the Canadian Association of Food Banks, which provides support for national feeding programs, with a focus on communities in the most need.
AUSTRALIA Arnott's contributes to the FoodBank Australia, which distributes food to more than 1,500 welfare agencies around the country.
Campbell has been a key partner in providing food to Americans living on the brink of hunger. Their dedication to our cause—through Stamp Out Hunger! and other initiatives—has enabled us to take great strides in hunger relief. We challenge the public to follow Campbell's lead and do their part to help meet the needs of the 35 million Americans who face hunger each year. I am proud to count Campbell as one of our supporters, and look forward to their ongoing partnership in the fight against hunger.
— Vicki Escarra, President and CEO , Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest)
