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p 14
Tyson team members are the most important factor in creating value for shareholders. In fact, many Tyson
team members are shareholders themselves, so they look after the Company’s money as if it were their
own. Jamey Daugherty and Larry Menser, maintenance technicians from the Robards, Kentucky,
processing plant, earned the grand prize in Tyson Foods’ Ideas for Excellence program. Their production
improvement will not only save money but also will save more than 10 million gallons of fresh water each
year, protecting valuable natural resources. As stewards of the environment, land and animals entrusted
to us, Tyson Foods is committed to conducting operations in a manner which respects and preserves
the natural resources of the areas in which we live and work. Each year the Company presents environ-
mental stewardship awards to farm families who exemplify Tyson’s efforts to protect the environment.
With concern for those less fortunate, Tyson Foods donated one million pounds of protein on National
Hunger Awareness Day. This donation provided 4.5 million meals to those in need. Since partnering with
the Share Our Strength national anti-hunger organization nearly three years ago, Tyson Foods has donated
more than 10 million pounds of food – 45 million meals – to feed the hungry. Tyson is the national
sponsor of Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline, a direct service nutrition education program for
people at risk of hunger. This is one of many ways the Company is able to educate consumers about
the importance of food safety techniques in food preparation.
Team members also feed people in times of disaster like the tornadoes, floods and hurricanes that have
battered our country this year. And when a bridge on Interstate 40 near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma,
collapsed Memorial Day weekend, team members from Van Buren, Arkansas, and Stilwell, Oklahoma,
rushed to feed the 200 rescue and support workers.
Across the country team members have donated countless dollars and countless hours of community
service in support of children, schools, hospitals, charities and literacy programs. Tyson acknowledges
and encourages these generous acts by recognizing Tyson Heroes at the shareholders meeting each
year. These are team members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help people.
Tyson team members not only put food on the table, they do it with generosity, compassion and a deep
dedication to others.
... with a
deep
dedication