Thursday, September 12, 2019
BOW, NH (September 13, 2019) — FORD dealers throughout the state of New Hampshire and New England teamed up with the manufacturing company as well as the New Hampshire Food Bank and Dead River Propane Company to help feed hungry children in the state. Ford dealers in New Hampshire, including Grappone Ford in Bow, Monadnock Ford of Swanzey, Hampton Ford, McFarland Ford in Exeter, and Autofair Ford in Manchester, and participating companies, spent many weeks during the summer collecting peanut butter and non-perishables for economically disadvantaged children as part of the FORD Focus On Child Hunger drive. Additionally, Dead River Company, a propane retailer with locations around the state, also collected peanut butter at its Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth and New London offices, a tradition the company has been committed to for years.
The companies collected a total of 10,542 pounds of peanut butter and peanut butter alternatives, more than twice what was collected in the previous year’s food drive.
Eileen Liponis, the executive director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, thanked the participating companies and their customers for helping to provide more than five tons of peanut butter to hungry children in the state.
"The success of this FORD Focus on Child Hunger Peanut Butter Drive is a tremendous example of the impact businesses and the public can have on fighting hunger in New Hampshire," she said. "We cannot thank the Ford Fund enough for this incredible support."
Tom Bouchard, the business development manager for FORD Motor Credit Company, said that the fund and dealers were "gratified by the success" of the program that was making a positive impact in the state.
In 2013, Robert Moore, former president and CEO of Dead River Company, was awarded the JoAnn Pike Humanitarian Award, given by the Good Shepherd Food Bank. That same year, Moore was awarded the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2015, Junior Achievement of Maine elected Moore to the Maine Business Hall of Fame. Giving back to its community has been a long-honored tradition at Dead River Company.
(Courtesy photo )
The companies collected a total of 10,542 pounds of peanut butter and peanut butter alternatives, more than twice what was collected in the previous year’s food drive.
Eileen Liponis, the executive director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, thanked the participating companies and their customers for helping to provide more than five tons of peanut butter to hungry children in the state.
"The success of this FORD Focus on Child Hunger Peanut Butter Drive is a tremendous example of the impact businesses and the public can have on fighting hunger in New Hampshire," she said. "We cannot thank the Ford Fund enough for this incredible support."
Tom Bouchard, the business development manager for FORD Motor Credit Company, said that the fund and dealers were "gratified by the success" of the program that was making a positive impact in the state.
In 2013, Robert Moore, former president and CEO of Dead River Company, was awarded the JoAnn Pike Humanitarian Award, given by the Good Shepherd Food Bank. That same year, Moore was awarded the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2015, Junior Achievement of Maine elected Moore to the Maine Business Hall of Fame. Giving back to its community has been a long-honored tradition at Dead River Company.
(Courtesy photo )
