By Sean Flaherty
For the Reporter
Over the past year, nearly 15 percent of families in Washington state are struggling to get enough food for their families.
This holiday season, in an effort to fight increasing hunger, family-owned dairy delivery company Smith Brothers Farms – in partnership with Dairy Farmers of Washington – announced the renewal of a promotion aimed at donating thousands of quarts of milk to Food Lifeline during the holiday season.
“This is an amazing opportunity for us, and for the thousands of hungry families we serve every day,” says Food Lifeline’s Mark Coleman. “We can never have enough high nutrition items like milk.”
For every quart of Smith Brothers Farms Holiday Egg Nog sold between Dec. 1 and Dec. 12, Smith Brothers Farms will donate a quart of milk to Food Lifeline, which provides food to more than 275 food banks and meal programs in Western Washington. Based on previous Egg Nog sales, Smith Brothers Farms set the sales goal at 4,000 units.
“Delivering Egg Nog to customers during the holidays is one of our favorite traditions” said Dustin Highland, CEO of Smith Brothers Farms, “but with this promotion, it’s become more meaningful and it’s a partnership we’re very proud of.”
About Smith Brothers Farms
Smith Brothers Farms is a 90-year old dairy home delivery company based in Kent. They were recently named 2014 Plant of the Year by Dairy Foods Magazine and recipients of the 2014 Legacy Family Business Award from Seattle Business Magazine. They deliver to over 40,000 homes in the Puget Sound each week.
About Food Lifeline
Food Lifeline feeds hungry people. They stock the shelves and fill the tables of 275 food banks, meal programs and shelters throughout Western Washington. The 36 million pounds of nutritious food they secure from restaurants, grocery stores, farmers and manufacturers feeds 744,000 of their hungry neighbors every year. Find out how you can be a part of ending hunger in Western Washington at www.FoodLifeline.org.
About Dairy Farmers of Washington
The Washington Dairy Products Commission, operating as the Dairy Farmers of Washington, was created by an act of the Washington State Legislature in 1939 to promote dairy products within Washington State, and educate the public about dairy products and the dairy industry. The Commission is funded entirely by an assessment on milk production from all Washington’s approximately 480 dairy farms.
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