Local Event/Photo Opportunity: 40 Nonprofit Organizations in Chicago Area to Benefit from Work of Kraft Foods Employees; Kraft Cares Day to Bring Together More than 1,400 Workers in 5 States to Volunteer in Community.Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second largest in the world after Nestlé SA. The Philip Morris Company (now known as Altria Group), a company that produces tobacco products, acquired Kraft for Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KFT KFT Korlátolt Felelõsségû Társaság (Hungarian: limited liability corporation) KFT Kraft Foods International (stock symbol) KFT Kilo-Feet KFT Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) ):
WHAT: More than 1,400 employees from Kraft Foods in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Georgia, New York and New Jersey will leave the
conference room to lend a hand in their community as part of
the 11th Annual Kraft Cares Day. Kraft encourages employees
to take this day to volunteer at local nonprofit
organizations in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birthday.
WHO: Locally, 700+ Kraft employees from the Glenview and
Northfield offices will give of their time and talent to help
40 nonprofit organizations(a) in activities including
painting a mural in a gymnasium, waxing floors, scrubbing
windows, sorting clothes and food donations, serving meals to
those in need, teaching English as a second language to
seniors, and providing homework help to children.
(a) The nonprofit organizations earmarked for Kraft Cares Day
are also recipients of the Kraft Employee Fund and the
company's charitable contributions, which total nearly
$18 million since 1999. In addition, several of the
nonprofit organizations that will receive help from Kraft
employees on Kraft Cares Day 2006 are assisting Hurricane
Katrina and Rita victims.
WHY: Kraft Cares Day originated in 1996 to honor the birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy of reaching out to
others in the spirit of community service. This annual event
recognizes the commitment of Kraft Foods and its employees to
go beyond providing quality food products to consumers by
contributing to the needs of those less fortunate in the
surrounding community.
WHEN: Friday, January 13, 2006 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
WHERE: Roger Deromedi, Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Foods, Inc.
will visit:
Fraternite Notre Dame, 502 North Central, Chicago, IL -
volunteers preparing and serving meals at soup kitchen, as
well as delivering groceries to senior center.
Family Focus, 2010 Dewey Avenue, Evanston, IL - volunteers
painting six rooms and serving meals.
Additional Kraft Cares Day Locations Include:
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Chicago: Carole Robertson Center for Learning, Casa Central
Social Services Corporation, Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago Christian Industrial League,
Chicago Lights, Chicago Youth Center, Chicago Youth Programs,
Common Threads, Cornerstone Community Outreach, Family
Matters, Fraternite Notre Dame, Gads Hill Center, Girls in
the Game, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Interfaith Refugee
and Immigration Ministries, Jamal Place, Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Chicago, Misericordia, Museum of Science and
Industry, Rainbow House, St. Leonard's Ministries, Uhlich
Children's Home, Vietnamese Association of Illinois,
Wellspring Center for Hope; Arlington Heights: Lutheran Home;
Aurora: Public Action to Deliver Shelter (Hesed House); Des
Plaines: Advocate Lutheran General Older Adult Services-Adult
Day Care Facility; Elk Grove Village: Vital Bridges
Distribution Center; Evanston: Family Focus, McGaw YMCA;
Libertyville: Lake County Haven, Lamb's Farm; Palatine:
Bridge Youth and Family Services; Skokie: Council for the
Jewish Elderly; St. Charles: Northern Illinois Food Bank;
Waukegan: A Safe Place, Boys and Girls Club of Lake County;
Wheaton: People's Resource Center; Woodridge: Woodridge
Community Pantry; Woodstock: Family Alliance.
MEDIA
CONTACT: Mary Anne McAndrew 847.540.6000 McAndrewPR@comcast.net
Additional Information: There are many compelling and heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. stories of Kraft employees who have participated in Kraft Cares Day since its inception INCEPTION. The commencement; the beginning. In making a will, for example, the writing is its inception. 3 Co. 31 b; Plowd. 343. Vide Consummation; Progression. 11 years ago. We can provide access (by phone or in person at the sites) to employees and nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency coordinators to share their personal and memorable moments. About Kraft Contributions Kraft Foods Inc. is a global leader in branded food and beverages F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. with a presence in more than 155 countries. The Kraft Cares global philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. program strives to be a catalytic cat·a·lyt·ic adj. Of, involving, or acting as a catalyst: "Deregulation's catalytic power . . . is still reshaping the banking, communications, and transportation industries" Ellyn E. , capacity-building force for social change in the communities where its employees live and work. In keeping with the company's corporate vision of helping people around the world eat and live better, Kraft Cares focuses primarily on helping end hunger Hunger A term most commonly used to refer to the subjective feelings that accompany the need for food; however, the study of this topic has come to include consideration of the overall control of food intake. and helping children and families improve their physical activity and awareness of nutritional nutritional pertaining to or emanating from nutrition. nutritional anemia see nutritional anemia. nutritional assessment practices. |
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