With Christmas getting closer, Seaboard Foods planned two special community days to participate in Oklahoma Pork's Give-A-Ham Challenge across the state. Collectively, Seaboard's generosity this week included more than 300 free pork meals distributed in Hennessey and an impressive 4,300 pounds of Prairie Fresh pork donated amongst three charitable organizations in Tulsa.
To start the fun, a team of Seaboard employees prepared and served free pork burgers, sausage and hot dogs for the Hennessey community on Monday. The weather was beautiful as around 300 local residents visited the Hennessey Seaboard Foods office to grab their lunch and spin the wheel for fun Seaboard and Oklahoma Pork prizes. As another meaningful thanks to Hennessey for the town's longstanding relationship with Seaboard, the company also donated a brand new deep freeze filled with 105 pounds of Prairie Fresh pork to the local food pantry.
Then on Tuesday, a crew of Seaboard Foods employees spent the day hand delivering more than 4,300 pounds of donated Prairie Fresh pork loins to a variety of service oriented Tulsa-based organizations as a continuation of their 2023 Give-A-Ham Challenge. Iron Gate Tulsa, John 3:16 Mission, and the Sand Springs Children's Home and Family Village each expressed deep thanks for the many boxes of Prairie Fresh pork loins to serve their clients.
The donated pork will provide delicious, quality protein to thousands of Oklahomans this holiday season. This unique day of giving across Tulsa also provided an eye-opening look into the heart-warming work done by each organization. Click Oklahoma Pork's recap video here or above to learn a little about each of these incredible organizations serving our neighbors.
A special thanks to board members Bas Werner and Roy Cansler for their leadership in this year's Give-A-Ham Challenge. Additionally, Oklahoma Pork commends the deep bench of Seaboard leaders including Davida Gomez, Tre Smith, Joe Popplewell, Cinthia Gomez, Rantz Trayler, Char Choate, Mark Ross, David Thrasher, and others who helped make these memorable give-back opportunities happen.