SMITHFIELD, VA., Nov. 2, 2017— Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce its Missouri Hog Production Division employees’ donation of more than 2,000 cases of bottled water, equivalent to $16,000, benefiting local schools in Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa. The annual water donation provides more than 20 schools with water bottles to be used for fundraising efforts such as concession stands throughout the school year.
 
“Each year, we truly look forward to Smithfield employees visiting our schools and greeting students and staff with this donation,” said Dave Daughton, superintendent for Wayne Community Schools in Corydon, Iowa. “Everyone comes together to unload the water bottles and it’s great for students to see how Smithfield is committed to helping the community.”
Since 2011, Smithfield’s Missouri Hog Production Division has donated more than $105,000 in bottled water to schools throughout the region. Smithfield employees collected and delivered water to schools in Putnam County, Green City, Milan, Grundy County, Laredo, Trenton, Tri-County, North Daviess, Gallatin, Winston, Pattonsburg, King City, Spickard, Cainsville, Princeton, North Mercer, Wayne Community, Newtown-Harris, Stanberry, Grant City and Albany. Each school received, on average, 100 cases of water.
 
“Our employees take great pride in this program and its impact on schools throughout the area,” said Holly Boxley, performance improvement manager for Smithfield Foods. “It’s one way in which we work to strengthen communities both here and across all locations Smithfield calls home.”
 
Smithfield Foods has a long history of helping communities in Missouri and Iowa through community outreach, employee volunteerism, charitable giving and philanthropic efforts. Since 2009, the Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield, has provided more than $1.5 million in educational scholarships to the children and dependent grandchildren of Smithfield employees living in both states.