Tyson Foods is proud to be a part of Campbell County and the Northern Kentucky/Southern Ohio region. With more than 600 Team Members at our Hillshire plant who call the area home, we appreciate our great relationships throughout the community.

Ongoing blogs related to my work with the KNOW Hunger Campaign. Features partnerships with the National Urban League, area food advocacy groups, hunger relief agencies and other community partners.

[Quote within coverage; reported by Jennifer Johnson]. Research conducted by the USDA shows that one out of every five people in Nashville doesn't have access to affordable fresh food. Thursday, the Urban League of Middle Tennessee and Tyson Foods unveiled a mobile market designed to help solve the problem. A Vanderbilt student came up with the mobile market in 2009 after noticing that many of his sick patients didn't have access to fresh food, which was contributing to their health problems.

[Quote within coverage; reported by Dan Nephin]. Yirmares Cuevas knew there was a need to expand the Spanish American Civic Association’s free meal program when she would see people trying to sneak out lunch. So in May, SACA began offering free evening meals Monday through Friday. The association served nearly 1,300 dinners at its 545 Pershing Ave. community center last month, compared with just over 1,500 lunches.

[Quote within coverage; reported by Mitchell Kirk]. The Cass County Family YMCA is getting more than $24,000 in new cardiovascular exercise equipment thanks to a donation from a Logansport business. Representatives of Tyson Foods, Inc. presented the YMCA with a check for $24,500 Friday, Oct. 3. The donation contributed toward an ongoing relationship between Tyson and the Y, as the funds will go toward replacing equipment the company first donated the funds for about seven years ago.

On Friday, February 8, the Colts celebrated Black History Month with 300 Central Indiana students during a special performance of Jackie and Me at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. .

On Tuesday, October 30, the Colts, O’Charley’s and Tyler Mason Salon and Spa treated 10 women impacted by breast cancer to a special day of pampering. .

On Tuesday, October 2, the Indianapolis Colts made a special visit to the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center for their fifth “Community Tuesday” of the 2012 season. .

Colts DE Cory Redding hosted his annual holiday shopping event for more than 40 local families on Tuesday, December 18.  .

On Tuesday, November 27, nine Colts players visited Triton Central Elementary, located in Fairland, Ind., to celebrate the school as a winner of the 2012 NFL PLAY 60 Super School Contest. .

On Saturday, December 8, the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Blood Center hosted their 13th annual Bleed Blue Blood Drive & Health Fair at Lucas Oil Stadium. .

The Indianapolis Colts and their partners teamed up with Sinclair Recreation and Rebuilding Together to build a new playground at IPS #105 Charles Warren Elementary School on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. .

On Tuesday, December 4, Colts DB Jerraud Powers and several teammates joined LIDS Sports Group and Genesco, Inc. for the eighth annual Cold Feet, Warm Shoes and Hats event at College Park Elementary School (Indianapolis, Ind.).  .

Thursday, March 28, several Indianapolis Colts players delivered Baskets of Hope to 50 patients at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. .

The Indianapolis Colts invite Indiana schools and community centers to enter the NFL PLAY 60 Bus Contest for a chance to win a visit from the NFL PLAY 60 Bus and NFL player(s)! .

The Indianapolis Colts will provide health and fitness funding to four local organizations through their 2012 PLAY 60 Fitness Grant program. .