Presenting Sponsors
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C&S Wholesale Grocers
Part of the 93-year C&S legacy is the spirit of caring that the company has fostered through grants, food donations and volunteerism in the communities it serves. Investing in and nourishing America's kids has been at the forefront of C&S' charitable activities and to further this goal the company has become the proud presenting sponsor of Share Our Strength's Conference of Leaders. In addition, C&S is a sponsor of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® Campaign and has supported the 2010 and 2011 versions of the Share Our Strength report, "Hunger in Our Schools."
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Supporting Sponsors
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Food Network
Food Network is one of Share Our Strength's Core Partners and has lent a tremendous amount of support to the No Kid Hungry Campaign including production of multiple PSAs, online outreach, and show integration. By rallying resources from the voices of network talent, the media value over the past year alone has exceeded $7M. Additionally, Food Network has partnered with Share Our Strength to establish more than 40 Good Food Gardens across the country as hands-on learning experiences to educate children and families about sustainable gardening and the nutritional benefits. Food Network is proud to again show their great support for Share Our Strength by sponsoring this year's Conference of Leaders.
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ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS
ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS joined forces with Share Our Strength in 2001 and continues that partnership today through contributing products to our culinary events and sponsoring the Cutting Edge Program. Since 2005, ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS has been the presenting sponsor for Share Our Strength's Cutting Edge Program, a Conference of Leaders tradition designed to engage future culinary professionals in their communities and the fight to end childhood hunger.
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Walmart Foundation
The Walmart Foundation is committed to fighting hunger. In May 2010, Walmart pledged to donate $2 billion through 2015 to support hunger relief efforts across the country. Through this initiative, the Walmart Foundation is a proud national sponsor of Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters™ program and has supported No Kid Hungry® campaigns in 13 states. The Walmart Foundation is proud to support the 2011 Conference of Leaders to expand its impact through knowledge sharing and networking among hunger leaders in America.
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ConAgra Foods® Foundation
ConAgra Foods Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of childhood hunger in America and supporting innovative, sustainable solutions to helping end hunger one child, one meal, one champion at a time. ConAgra Foods Foundation is a core partner of Share Our Strength, a national sponsor of Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters™, and a generous supporter of the No Kid Hungry® Campaign. As a proud sponsor of Share Our Strength's 2011 Leadership Awards dinner, ConAgra Foods Foundation continues to work to ensure that all children have access to the healthy, affordable food they need to flourish today and tomorrow.
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Domino® Sugar and C&H® Sugar
Three years ago, Domino® Sugar and C&H® Sugar joined the fight to end childhood in America as presenting sponsor of Share Our Strength Great American Bake Sale®. They have been sweetening the lives of Americans for more than 100 years and are proud to welcome the attendees of the 2011 Conference of Leaders to their home city of Baltimore.
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Hickory Farms
For 60 years, Hickory Farms has been enriching celebrations with the great American tastes of their specialty Summer Sausage and cheese. As part of the company's ongoing commitment to Share Our Strength, they are engaging holiday shoppers in-store, online, and in their homes to raise awareness and funds for the No Kid Hungry ® Campaign. Shoppers are invited to make a $1 donation with every purchase, plus for every signature Party Planner gift purchased, Hickory Farms will donate $5. The company is proud to be a sponsor of this year's Conference of Leaders.
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Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean began its relationship with Share Our Strength as a No Kid Hungry® partner in July 2010. The first year of the five-year partnership has focused on engaging the company's employees and building a strong internal brand culture dedicated to the efforts of No Kid Hungry and has now expanded to include external consumer awareness programming. Jimmy Dean is a proud supporter of the 2011 Conference of Leaders, and is looking forward to continued involvement with Share Our Strength in ending childhood hunger in America..
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Arby's Foundation
The Arby's Foundation is a proud partner of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® Campaign and is excited to provide sponsorship support toward Conference of Leaders. Celebrating its 25th year, the Arby's Foundation has embarked on a new mission to join the fight to end childhood hunger in America. The Arby's Foundation is the charitable arm of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. and works together with AFA Service Corporation (Arby's Franchise Association), Arby's suppliers and the generosity of Arby's customers and employees to ensure that all children in America have access to wholesome food every day. The Arby's Foundation will help ensure No Kid Hungry.
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Sodexo Foundation
The Sodexo Foundation's $2.1 million multi-year commitment to Share Our Strength will help ensure that every child in the United States grows up with dependable access to nutritious food, with an added focus to increase participating in summer meals programs. The foundation has placed a priority on supporting No Kid Hungry® state campaigns in Florida, Maryland, and Virginia, and on mobilizing the youth of America to join the cause. In addition, Sodexo Foundation is supporting the 2011 Conference of Leaders, helping Share Our Strength celebrate the individuals and organizations working to end childhood hunger in America.
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Product Sponsors
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Blackstone Winery
Blackstone Winery is a proud supporter of Share Our Strength and is delighted to provide Blackstone's wine at the Conference of Leaders. Blackstone Winery brings to the table a reputation for consistently delivering balanced, reliable wines of uncompromising quality and the goal to produce smooth, flavorful, harmonious wines with rich fruit, supple texture, and balanced oak. This approach found its ideal expression in Blackstone's merlot, which soon became -- and still remains -- America's favorite merlot.
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Brown-Forman
Brown-Forman first partnered with Share Our Strength in 2002. Since then the partnership has continued to grow and evolve with event sponsorships and cause marketing promotions. Brown-Forman demonstrates its desire to give back to the communities in which its employees live and work through the company's sponsorship of Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®, and is also proud to be a sponsor of Share Our Strength's 2011 Conference of Leaders.
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S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water and Share Our Strength have worked together in the fight to end childhood hunger since 2001. Since then, the partnership has evolved to include sponsorship of Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®. The partnership visibly demonstrates the company's desire to give back to local communities and to end childhood hunger in America. San.Pellegrino is proud to support this year's Conference of Leaders.
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