More Than 1,200 Campbell Employees Volunteer for "Make a Difference Week"

Campbell Soup Company expects a record-breaking turnout of employees who will participate in the company's annual week of service, "Make a Difference Week," which consists of 90 volunteer projects across the region this year. Approximately 1,200 employees, will participate in activities to support Campbell's commitment to improving the health of young people by reducing hunger and childhood obesity. Campbell's "Make a Difference Week" will result in over 3,600 employee service hours and $50,000 in grants to partner non-profits.

As part of its "Nourishing Our Neighbors" community program, Campbell employees will participate in projects ranging from sorting and boxing food at the Food Bank of South Jersey in Pennsauken and at Philabundance in Philadelphia; prepping community gardens with the Camden Children's Garden and gleaning produce for donation at local farms with Farmers Against Hunger. Campbell's executive leadership team also will be prepping and serving nutritious lunches to elementary school students at Holy Name School in Camden and leading physical activities with the children there.

Campbell is also partnering with Feeding America as part of a national backpack program taking place in nine of our locations across the country, including Napoleon, Ohio, Sacramento, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis., Richmond, Va. and Aiken, S.C. Employees will fill backpacks with food that will sustain a child for a weekend to be distributed to families in need.

Campbell expanded national "Make a Difference Day" to "Make a Difference Week" five years ago after a record number of employees expressed interest in volunteering.