Manitoba Pork today announced a commitment of $150,000 over three years to Harvest Manitoba. This financial support will be used to supply rural food banks with freezers and ground pork that will help provide essential nutrition for those in need.

“While our job is to provide high-quality, affordable protein to the world, Manitoba pork producers are also committed to helping ensure food security here at home,” said Rick Préjet, chair of Manitoba Pork. “We are proud to partner with Harvest Manitoba, a remarkable organization that will help us connect with communities across the province and ensure that those who are experiencing food insecurity have access to high-quality protein from right here in Manitoba.”

Through this collaboration, Manitoba Pork’s investment will go toward purchasing freezers and ground pork for 15 to 20 food banks in rural centres. This approach will provide food banks with the opportunity to expand their food offerings to patrons and ensure that they receive a food item that is always in short supply – a complete and nutritious protein.

Harvest Manitoba feeds more than 90,000 Manitobans per month, including hungry children, hardworking families, and struggling adults. Harvest collects healthy and nutritious food for Manitobans who need support, is the fourth largest distributor of its kind in Canada, and the only provincial food network in the province.

“Manitoba Pork is an important and valued partner of Harvest,” said Vince Barletta, President & CEO Harvest Manitoba. “The freezers and ground pork will allow food banks across Manitoba to provide nutritious protein to Manitobans in need. The ongoing and sustained support of Manitoba Pork helps Harvest keep up with the unprecedented demand for food across our province.”

For further information:

Joey Dearborn
Communications and Website Coordinator
Manitoba Pork
(204) 232-4916
jdearborn@manitobapork.com

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