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Farm Africa

Pilgrim's Moy Park

In 2015, Pilgrim’s Moy Park announced its partnership with Farm Africa and its goal of raising an ambitious £100,000 for the charity over a three year period. Farm Africa aims to end hunger and stimulate prosperity in rural Africa, working shoulder to shoulder with farmers and local communities and providing them with the right seeds,…

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The Moy Park Challenge

Pilgrim's Moy Park

In 2011, Pilgrim’s Moy Park partnered with leading business education charity Young Enterprise Northern Ireland to inspire primary school students from Craigavon to get involved in business and enterprise. Each year, the program is promoted via the annual Moy Park Challenge, in which primary school children are able to participate in an interactive, business-related competition…

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FareShare

Pilgrim's Moy Park

Pilgrim’s Moy Park has contributed over 300,000 meals to FareShare, the U.K.’s largest food redistribution charity. FareShare aims to tackle hunger by redistributing surplus food to charities that then turn it in to meals. Pilgrim’s Moy Park joined forces with FareShare in March 2015 and has provided over 130 tonnes of fresh surplus chicken to…

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United Way

JBS USA Headquarters

Through June 2018, JBS USA corporate team members donated or pledged more than $102,000 to United Way. As a result, more than 102 kids will be given opportunities that could serve to change their lives forever. 

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Weld Food Bank

JBS USA Carriers

In November 2018, JBS USA Carriers held a food drive for the local Weld County Food Bank in which 725 non-perishable food items, 19 turkeys and more than $500 in cash donations were collected. The event’s success was truly a team effort, as the two departments that brought in the most food items were each…

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Walking For a Cure

Swanton, VT, Value-Added Facility

In May 2018, the Plumrose Swanton facility held its 3rdannual Walking for a Cure to benefit the American Cancer Society. Through the exceptional help and support of numerous team members, family members and friends, the event has grown into one of the facility’s largest and most meaningful community achievements. All proceeds raised from donations, t-shirt…

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Melanoma March

Rockhampton, QLD, Beef Production Facility

On March 10, 2018, JBS Australia Rockhampton sponsored a team of around 20 team members to participate in the Annual Melanoma March. Now in its eighth year, the Melanoma March Nationwide is the primary annual fundraising campaign to support melanoma research in Australia. The event includes a 4km walk and serves as an opportunity to…

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Bidgee Fishing Classic

Yanco, NSW, Riverina Beef Production Facility and Feedlot

The JBS Australia Riverina processing facility continued to support its local community in 2018 by sponsoring local activities such as the Bidgee Fishing Classic and Narranderra Rodeo – two of the largest community events in the area. All proceeds from the events were donated to worthy local causes.

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Community Support

Mungindi, QLD, Feedlot

From sponsorship of each of the local schools, local Mungindi Show, Mungindi Junior Grasshoppers Netball and Rugby League and Mungindi Golf Club, the JBS Australia Mungindi feedlot plays an active role in the local community. Additionally, management team members at the feedlot sit on many of the local community organization boards, such as the Mungindi…

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JBS Australia Caroona Feedlot Award

Caroona, NSW, Feedlot

Each year, the JBS Australia Caroona feedlot supports its local Quirindi High School by sponsoring the “JBS Australia Caroona Feedlot Award”, a recognition that has been in place for more than five years. The award is given to a student from grades 8, 10 and 12, who may not be first in the school academically…

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