Syngenta Helps Feed the Hungry
Through its holiday #RootedinAg campaign, Syngenta has donated more than $20,000 to Rise Against Hunger.
As a global leader in agriculture, Syngenta understands that to be #RootedinAg means to be committed to feeding the world. As part of that commitment, Syngenta recently partnered with Rise Against Hunger®—a North Carolina-based, international hunger-relief organization.
“It’s going to take the right resources to end hunger worldwide,” says Wendell Calhoun, Syngenta communications manager. “Every day at Syngenta, we work to provide growers with the tools they need to sustain the population. Partnering with Rise Against Hunger gave us a chance to take that one step further, through a monetary donation and volunteer efforts.”
As part of a U.S. holiday campaign, Syngenta pledged to donate $5 per qualifying submission of a photograph that depicted how each entrant’s 2017 holiday season was #RootedinAg. The final donation from this campaign totaled $10,000 or the equivalent of 34,000 meals for those in need.
“We know that through providing nutrition today, we can change lives and build strong communities for tomorrow," says Rod Brooks, CEO and president of Rise Against Hunger. “Ending hunger by the year 2030 is at our fingertips, but it cannot be done single-handedly. By joining together, it is possible to end hunger in our lifetime.”
This statement echoes the sentiment of “This is possible,” an ongoing awareness campaign by Rise Against Hunger. The campaign aims to show how hunger can be broken up into smaller, more achievable goals, creating hunger champions and connecting real people in the movement to end hunger together by the year 2030.
“We’re proud to be part of the movement,” says Calhoun. To find out how you can help, go to www.riseagainsthunter.org.
“It’s going to take the right resources to end hunger worldwide,” says Wendell Calhoun, Syngenta communications manager. “Every day at Syngenta, we work to provide growers with the tools they need to sustain the population. Partnering with Rise Against Hunger gave us a chance to take that one step further, through a monetary donation and volunteer efforts.”
As part of a U.S. holiday campaign, Syngenta pledged to donate $5 per qualifying submission of a photograph that depicted how each entrant’s 2017 holiday season was #RootedinAg. The final donation from this campaign totaled $10,000 or the equivalent of 34,000 meals for those in need.
Syngenta also participated in a meal-packing event, where volunteers assembled nutritious dehydrated meals for distribution to those in need around the world. Through team fundraising for the event, Syngenta volunteers donated more than $10,000 in additional funds.“It’s going to take the right resources to end hunger worldwide. Every day at Syngenta, we work to provide growers with the tools they need to sustain the population.”
“We know that through providing nutrition today, we can change lives and build strong communities for tomorrow," says Rod Brooks, CEO and president of Rise Against Hunger. “Ending hunger by the year 2030 is at our fingertips, but it cannot be done single-handedly. By joining together, it is possible to end hunger in our lifetime.”
This statement echoes the sentiment of “This is possible,” an ongoing awareness campaign by Rise Against Hunger. The campaign aims to show how hunger can be broken up into smaller, more achievable goals, creating hunger champions and connecting real people in the movement to end hunger together by the year 2030.
“We’re proud to be part of the movement,” says Calhoun. To find out how you can help, go to www.riseagainsthunter.org.
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