• Denise Butler, executive director of North Ellis County Outreach is presented with one of hundreds of Hormel Hams donated by Brookshire Grocery Company and Hormel Foods. Shown with Butler is JulianHoward, Red Oak Brookshires store manager and Brec Evans-Orrell, NECO client assistance director.
    Denise Butler, executive director of North Ellis County Outreach is presented with one of hundreds of Hormel Hams donated by Brookshire Grocery Company and Hormel Foods. Shown with Butler is JulianHoward, Red Oak Brookshires store manager and Brec Evans-Orrell, NECO client assistance director.
  • Ferris Boy Scouts Troop 206 and Cub Scouts Pack 206 donated Christmas presents to the Texas Baptist Home for Children in Waxahachie this past week.
    Ferris Boy Scouts Troop 206 and Cub Scouts Pack 206 donated Christmas presents to the Texas Baptist Home for Children in Waxahachie this past week.
  • Members of Texas Civil Defense took part in their annual food and clothing drive this past Saturday by collecting the donation bins they distributed in stores and other locations. The collected food and clothes were given to North Ellis County Outreach.
    Members of Texas Civil Defense took part in their annual food and clothing drive this past Saturday by collecting the donation bins they distributed in stores and other locations. The collected food and clothes were given to North Ellis County Outreach.
    Local groups, businesses donate food and toys
    STAFF REPORT

    TYLER – Hormel Foods Corporation and Brookshire Grocery Co. partnered to donate 45 Hormel® Cure 81® hams to the North Ellis County Outreach to help feed those in need this holiday season.

    “We are very proud to again partner with Hormel Foods and to donate $100,000 in hams to more than 70 nonprofits within communities that our stores serve,” said Brad Brookshire, Chairman and CEO for Brookshire Grocery Co.

    “Supporting hunger relief is one of our primary focus areas for charitable giving, and we are thrilled to be able to help provide hams for so many individuals in need this holiday season.”

    The makers of the Hormel® Cure 81® hams brand created the Hormel® Cure 81® hams for Hams for Hunger program in 1989.

    The program involves a partnership between Hormel Foods and grocery retailers across the country.

    Throughout the years, more than $15-million in hams have been donated, feeding thousands of families.

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