MCLEAN, Va., March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY Charitable Foundation and ConAgra
Foods Foundation are proud to announce the winners of the Child
Hunger Ends Here PSA Challenge for students in grades 7-12. The
challenge and related classroom learning activities were part of a
larger campaign focused on fighting child hunger in the U.S.
The winning student team, "Meet Bob," is from Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School in
Carson, Calif. The team's teacher,
Terri Ann Sullivan, led the group
consisting of five 11th grade students. Each member of the winning
team along with the teacher will receive an iPad mini, a
$75 iTunes gift card and a
congratulatory luncheon hosted by ConAgra Foods Foundation
executives on April 2, 2014.
The PSA challenge prompted students to research food insecurity
in their own community and to develop a PSA that addresses the
topic. For more details, visit
http://usatodayeducation.com/childhungerends/.
Entries were judged on the following categories and criteria:
content, technical aspects and contest rules. The student team with
the highest cumulative score based on each of the above components
was named the winner.
"The classes all did an amazing job showing what hunger looks
like in their community," said Lanie
Friedman, director, Communication & External Relations
at ConAgra Foods. "It was difficult to pick a winner from the more
than 300 participating schools."
Additionally, ConAgra Foods is building a community of people to
make a difference, from top musical artists to parents, kids,
employees and others to help donate up to five million meals. For
each 8-digit code found on specially marked ConAgra Foods products
and entered at www.ChildHungerEndsHere.com, ConAgra Foods will
donate the monetary equivalent of one meal to Feeding America.*
This effort complements the ConAgra Foods Foundation's $10 million, five-year commitment to Feeding
America, the leader in the fight against hunger nationwide.
About The USA TODAY Charitable
Foundation:
The USA TODAY Charitable
Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, supports and builds alliances
that enhance innovative, instructional programs and community
outreach by providing the resources to promote opportunities and
inspire all. It welcomes participation in efforts to engage,
enlighten and inspire today's students and educators by opening
their classrooms to the real world. The Foundation seeks funding
from other foundations, private companies and organizations to help
provide educational programs for elementary, secondary schools,
community colleges and/or programs in specific disciplines or
curriculum areas. Staff work with interested parties to collaborate
on the creation of an educational program that meets the mission
and goals for respective companies or organizations.
About ConAgra Foods:
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged food
companies with branded and private branded food found in 99 percent
of America's households, as well as a strong commercial foods
business serving restaurants and foodservice operations globally.
Consumers can find recognized brands such as Banquet®, Chef
Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Healthy Choice®, Hebrew National®,
Hunt's®, Marie Callender's®,
Orville Redenbacher's®, PAM®, Peter
Pan®, Reddi-wip®, Slim Jim®, Snack Pack® and many other ConAgra
Foods brands, along with food sold by ConAgra Foods under private
brand labels, in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise, club and
drug stores. Additionally, ConAgra Foods supplies frozen potato and
sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice, bakery and
grain products to commercial and foodservice customers. ConAgra
Foods operates ReadySetEat.com, an interactive recipe website that
provides consumers with easy dinner recipes and more. For more
information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
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