Cargill Donates $250K to Second Harvest Japan

MINNEAPOLISCargill has donated $250,000 to Second Harvest Japan, a Tokyo-based food bank that is delivering truckloads of food and other basic supplies to the Tohoku region to help survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Cargill's donation will help Second Harvest Japan obtain and deliver food and other supplies to those in need at evacuation centers and welfare agencies. Cargill also will match employee contributions to the Red Cross. Cargill business units also have contributed approximately $125,000 to the Japanese Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations responding in Japan.

"Our hearts go out to the people of Japan as they face the shocking aftermath of this disaster," said Mark Murphy, assistant vice president, Cargill Corporate Affairs. "There is an urgent need to deliver food and basic supplies to the people in Japan who have been most affected by this disaster. Ensuring access to safe, nutritious food has long been a focus of Cargill's community outreach efforts."

Second Harvest Japan currently is sending two large trucks every two days to Sendai with food and supplies. Second Harvest Japan is a member of the Global Foodbanking Network, an existing Cargill partner that supports food bank development around the world.