“Due to the impacts of the pandemic, food insecurity and unemployment continue to remain a reality for many in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Don Lewis, president, Essity Professional Hygiene North America. “Essity is committed to caring for our communities, which is why we want to ensure that those who need it most in our local areas have a meal for Thanksgiving.”
We are partnering with the following charitable organizations, which will be distributing holiday meals to families in their local regions this week:
Philadelphia: Operation Turkey
Barton, AL: First Baptist Cherokee Compassion Outreach
Harrodsburg-Danville, KY: Lexington Rescue
Neenah-Menasha, WI: Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Middletown, OH: Hope House Mission
South Glens Falls-Greenwich, NY: The Open Door Mission of Glens Falls
Bowling Green, KY: First Christian Church
Charlotte: Charlotte Rescue Mission
Hidalgo, TX: Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley
Kent, WA: The Bread of Life Mission
Tulsa, OK: Irongate Soup Kitchen
Lewis adds, “We are grateful for the contributions that our hardworking employees have made to the company and to their local communities during the year, and it’s on their behalf that we make this contribution to help nourish those in need this holiday season.”