Van Cott Law Firm and Associated Foods Deliver $10,000 and a Semi Truckload of Food to Utah Food Bank
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT - Wednesday, December 23, 2009 -Utah Food Bank announced the results of a collaborative food drive with Associated Food Services and the law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy. During the three-week collection period, six stores and their customers as well as individuals and families from the law firm collected nearly 21,684 pounds of food for those in need this holiday season. The drive received a significant boost from contributions collected by ski instructors from Park City Mountain Resort.
Steve Swindle, President of Van Cott, noted that, "It has been a truly rewarding experience. We have matched Van Cott's 892-pound food donation with a $10,000 contribution to Utah Food Bank. Our firm is proud to know that our donations will be distributed to food pantries and service agencies throughout the state."
The 21,684 pounds of food collected through this drive is the equivalent of 16,941 meals, enough to feed 15 people for an entire year.
"The employees and clients at Associated Foods and Van Cott have contributed time, money and resources to make this a successful drive. We are immensely grateful to them for their efforts," said Jim Pugh, Executive Director of Utah Food Bank.
Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy is a nationally recognized law firm with a long history of excellence in the Intermountain West. Their attorneys offer comprehensive business, tax, litigation and natural resource-related services to individual and corporate clients.
Associated Food Stores, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a cooperatively owned wholesale distributor to almost 600 independently owned supermarkets in an eight state region.
Utah Food Bank provides food to a statewide network of 125 emergency food pantries and agencies statewide. Last fiscal year, Utah Food Bank distributed 22.3 million pounds of food, the equivalent of over 17.4 million meals for families and individuals in need. Utah Food Bank also operates 19 Kids Cafe sites, 2-1-1 Information & Referral and Services for Seniors. For more information about Utah Food Bank call (801) 978-2452 or visit http://www.utahfoodbank.org/.