LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wonderful Company, a global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world, today announced its most recent class of Wonderful Community Grant recipients includes 32 nonprofit organizations in California's Central Valley who will receive a total of $1.2 million in grants to help further their missions and programs. Since its inception, the Wonderful Community Grants program has donated over $4 million to 57 organizations and 165 schools in the Central Valley.
The Wonderful Company invests more than $30 million each year in community development, education, and health and wellness initiatives across the Central Valley and beyond. The Community Grants program is at the heart of the company's ongoing Wonderful Neighbor commitment to support Central Valley communities and is intended to help inspire increased engagement with local and regional organizations.
"The Wonderful Community Grants program's goal is to serve as a catalyst for change in the Central Valley, where our employees live and work," said Andy Anzaldo, chief operating officer, corporate social responsibility at The Wonderful Company. "We are honored to support the missions of so many deserving and impactful organizations. It's only when we work together that we have the opportunity to create meaningful change in our communities."
The grants directly support game-changing programs, with an emphasis on health and wellness, community beautification, family support, and COVID-19 recovery efforts in the towns of Avenal, Delano, Del Rey, Firebaugh, Mendota, Sanger, Shafter, and Wasco. Nonprofit organizations and schools with a history of producing tangible results and that demonstrated a clear community need were eligible to apply for funding.
"Our long-valued partnership with The Wonderful Company has grown even more vital during this time of unprecedented need, and we are thankful for their continued support of the youth of Del Rey," said Diane Carbray, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County, a 2021 community grant recipient. "This commitment to the educational opportunities we provide allows us to increase the number of kids we serve by 50% over the next two years."
"We are incredibly grateful for the generous and timely support from The Wonderful Company," said Dr. Jeannemarie Caris-McManus, MBA, PhD., CEO of Westside Family Preservation Services, another community grant recipient. "Thanks to their investment, we will have enough funding to establish a center in Mendota."
Some of the 2021 grant recipients include:
Avenal
Delano
Del Rey
Firebaugh
Mendota
Sanger
Shafter
Wasco
For more information, please visit www.wonderfulcommunitygrants.com.
About Wonderful Community Grants
The Wonderful Company and its owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, have a long-standing commitment to invest in the communities their employees call home, especially in California's Central Valley. In addition to the millions of dollars the Resnicks and The Wonderful Company invest in the Central Valley every year, the Wonderful Community Grants program provides critical funding to organizations impacting change throughout the area. Area nonprofits, local governments, schools, and faith-based organizations can apply for grants in the categories of health and wellness, family support, COVID-19 recovery efforts, and community beautification for amounts between $1,000 and $100,000. Funds are available for program development/expansion, innovation, technology, and equipment. More information about Wonderful Community Grants can be found at www.wonderfulcommunitygrants.com.
About The Wonderful Company
The Wonderful Company is a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI® Water, POM Wonderful®, Wonderful® Pistachios, Wonderful® Halos®, Wonderful® Seedless Lemons, Teleflora®, JUSTIN®, JNSQtm, and Landmark® wines.
The Wonderful Company's connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
SOURCE The Wonderful Company
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