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Del Papa Distributing to match donations to Southeast Texas Food Bank through end of the year
Del Papa Distributing Company announced Nov. 16 that the company will match up to $50,000 in donations to the Southeast Texas Food Bank through the end of the year.
According to Del Papa, the matching funds represent a “strong commitment in support of the Southeast Texas Food Bank’s efforts to provide easy access to nutritional food to the thousands of residents facing food insecurity in this region.” At a time when demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the organization’s resources to the limit, the company wants to remind local residents, “It is important to support a group that gives back to our community in such an impactful and important way.”
“The economic recovery in our area continues, but the demand for our services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is still great,” said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of the Southeast Texas Food Bank. “The Donation Match program is a tremendous opportunity to help us provide nutritious meals for thousands of our neighbors throughout our eight-county service area. On behalf of the Southeast Texas Food Bank, our staff and our Board of Directors, thank you for helping us lead the fight to end hunger in Southeast Texas.”
Del Papa Distributing, founded in Galveston in 1910, “understands and appreciates the commitment of the Southeast Texas Food Bank and its focus on addressing food insecurity issues in our community.”
“The mission of the Southeast Texas Food Bank to provide help and nourishment to our neighbors in need is ongoing,” said Peter Williamson, VP Corporate Relations & Communication for Del Papa Distributing. “The economic impact in our area due to COVID is creating even stronger pressures on those already living on the margins and worrying about feeding their families or themselves. This Donation Match program seeks to double the value of every dollar raised through all donations.”
Learn more about Del Papa Distributing at delpapadistributing.com. Learn more about the Southeast Texas Food Bank and how to support its efforts at setxfoodbank.org.
About Del Papa Distributing Company
In 2010, Del Papa Distributing celebrated its 100th business anniversary. From its founding by Italian immigrant Omero Del Papa Sr. in Galveston, in 1910, to its current operations distributing a variety of national, regional and local beer brands from three distribution centers serving 17 Texas counties along the Texas Gulf Coast, Del Papa has remained committed to supporting and strengthening the many communities in which its customers and employees live. Del Papa Distributing still speaks today to those “old-fashioned values of quality, honesty, integrity and work ethic.” “If anything,” the company touts, “these ideals have grown stronger over the course of a century.”