Carrier Tackles World Hunger With Support for Food Banks
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Edward Dryden (center) president, Carrier Refrigeration, and members of his leadership team volunteered to sort and package food at a local food bank as part of Carrier's efforts to help feed hungry people around the world. (Courtesy of Carrier Global Corp.)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Carrier Global Corp. is addressing hunger and food waste globally by supporting food banks in the communities in which it operates. As the holiday season approaches, the company notes that more than 700 million people face hunger, highlighting the need for collective action, a press release from Carrier said.
“We are deeply committed to playing an active role in the movement to end hunger and food loss and waste, knowing our efforts can contribute to a world where no one has to go to bed hungry and where resources are used responsibly,” said Edward Dryden, president, Carrier Refrigeration. “Over the years, Carrier has contributed financial support, donated refrigerated truck and trailer products, and dedicated countless employee volunteer hours to local food banks to meet the global challenge head-on and support the delivery of fresh, nutritious food to those in need.”
Carrier has provided nearly $300,000 to hunger relief organizations around the world, with an additional $60,000 donation from Carrier-affiliated dealers and distributors for use throughout 2024 to make a significant impact to these organizations:
• Feeding America: Carrier provided $200,000 in grants to food banks affiliated with Feeding America near Carrier facilities in nine U.S. states. Feeding America is part of a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks and 60,000 meal programs. With the donation, local partner food banks directed resources toward expanding their capacity for saving more perishable food, such as using temperature-controlled storage to preserve fresh, nutritious food for people in need.
Bryant, a Carrier Residential HVAC (RHVAC) business, celebrated its 120th anniversary with a campaign to raise awareness of food loss and waste.
Carrier kicked the campaign off with a $50,000 donation to Feeding America, and then RHVAC worked directly with local dealers and distributors to raise an additional $60,000. Employees and customers spent many hours volunteering at their local food banks to support the initiative.
• European Food Banks Federation: Carrier donated $35,000 to the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), a nonprofit organization that supports and unites a network of more 30 food banks across Europe. Funds went toward further expanding online data collection, development of a knowledge-sharing portal, and facilitating skill-sharing sessions across the network to build capacity.
• Beverly Bootstraps: Carrier also donated $10,000 to Beverly Bootstraps, a food pantry with extended social services located in Massachusetts near the headquarters of Sensitech, a Carrier Refrigeration business. The organization provides immediate hunger relief and educational resources and programs to empower people to be self-sufficient.
In addition to financial contributions, Carrier employees around the world volunteered their time and talent at food banks in their local communities, helping inspect, sort, and pack donated food in preparation for distribution, the company said.
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